I was at the grocery store 

I like your headscarf she said

I said it was because of my chemo treatment

Breast cancer, she asked?

Yes, I said

I’ve had breast cancer too, she said

Only surgery and radiation though

The mastectomy was very uncomfortable

Pain, and the dreadful surgical drain

That drains the excess fluid from your body after surgery

But they did a great job with the reconstruction

These are the things we talked about

Because I asked her where the tofu was 

January 12, 2023