Dear Life, Here’s a poem I wrote about one of the many strange cancer treatment side effects most people don’t know about:

Eyes are dilated large as planets
Oil glands in lids closed for the season
Dry as the surface of the moon
Cancer treatment is the given reason

Fill a sock with rice and microwave
Place between the forehead and nose
Lie on the bed with this warm compress
While being still as a long-stem rose

This has caused difficulty at times reading, writing, painting, and other activities. Eye glands are beginning to open so I am “seeing” improvement, thankfully.

Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Self-Portrait Painting 2021