I'm in that altered reality called, "worked all night, and still awake". As a result my story is all over the board, but seems to hit some high points regarding cancer, old age, Sister Euphemia, bookies and good surgeons.

Neoplasm Necromancer What could I say about a person Who seemed like a breeding ground for cancer, Was it a case of living too long Or was she a neoplasm necromancer? First, she had cancer of the colon And then there was cancer of the breast, Followed by cancer of the stomach The intestine and all of the rest. For some people, it's seen as a wake-up call And for others, you could call it endurance, But she's 78 and two surgeries later I'm wondering, the name of her insurance. At Sister Euphemia's repair shop No customers are ever turned away, Age is not a factor for dismissal You can get an overhaul and a pretty bouquet, And we'll talk about payments tomorrow If we don't operate right now, you'll be dead, In terms of mortality and morbidity It's 1000-to-1 odds, on your head. The bookies on Broadway are happy After losing their shirts on the Kings, They've been scrambling to cover their losses By wagering on Beijing's gold rings, Now whether or not that was lucrative Is hardly a fact in this story, It's just an aside, that they'll bet on who died If you live, Ms. Euphemia, gets the glory. You can't argue with her spirit And you can't knock her goodness Euphemia, has a racquet for healing, In this sleepy old town Where the Guvnor gets a frown, Health-care is the game that she's dealing, Her dice might be loaded And the cards surely marked The bookies complain, "there are rumors", But the odds seems so favorable For no chance of survival For someone, who is chock full of tumors. The jury is still out Though the surgeons did their work After seven long hours on the table, How the client survives Like a cat with nine lives Just increases the strength of the fable, The bookies were busted They shouldn't have trusted A game that was set by Euphemia, Their dreams to get rich Are now in a ditch, Instead they just left with ischemia. This neoplasm necromancer novelty While a success story, is a medical mystery, And Sister Euphemia knowingly smiles It builds her legend and enhances her history. Fibril_late; 9/30/08