Mother's Day Race for the Cure
All of the 5K walkers wore their white shirts
Survivors in pink
So many pink shirts, so many survivors,
Walking amongst those in white
Under a storm of twirling maple seeds.
Signs dotted their backs
I've survived 3 months! 4 years! 28 years!
Young women and grandmothers
Aunts and daughters
There, even a heavily pregnant survivor walking.
Most were dotted with signs
In memoriam of that victim
In celebration of this survivor
Although I had no sign
I raced in memory of Joan.