"It's Gravity That's Been Getting us Down"

I have decided to do a poem related to cancer, seeing as it's breast cancer awareness month. I also chose a Shane Koyczan poem where he performing one of his earliest performances. I enjoyed that he opened the poem that he is in the hospital and that he said it didn't matter why he was there and nothing else mattered either. I enjoyed that he made the poem about a small boy that is suffering from cancer. I felt that I could relate to him to Shane Koyczan because when you find someone has cancer it's strange especially when the signs are so obvious, like the lose of hair. He puts in things that kids actually say like "this is from a weird girl" the weird girl being his sister. He also made me think how when someone does have cancer, especially smaller children, they seem to be wise beyond their age because what they are going through forces them to grow up. I love the visual aids provided by just words, the emotions provoked by them too. I think that was based on a true story because Shane Koyczan seemed like he was going to cry as he was talking about the boy. I find it amazing that a 9 year old in a hospital bed not only inspired a poem, but wisdom as well.