the cancer hasn't gone away,
the doctor says.
but the hormone therapy has pushed
it away . . .
i am hopeful that you'll be in remission,
the doctor says
to my father
who breathes a happy relief
and
(who still has
prostate cancer)
he'll be just fine
with golfing, walking, and
praying at the healing masses
(he still has
prostate cancer)
it will be okay
