“Self-portrait,” by kat kosiancic, 1993. Of all of her paintings, this was her favourite.
—
to my dad
who had to endure not one
but two cancer episodes with my mom
she overcame the first bout
but the second was terminal
dad was by her side the whole time
that was when i finally
understood their love
thank you dad
for being a good father
to my mom
thank you for showing me how you
can heal and overcome a disease
with your mind and body
thank you for showing me your courage
and dignity when the disease wins
and thank you for
watching over me in life
and on the other side
thank you both
for life and everything
and dad,
sorry you have to
go thru this again
© 2018 Estate of Kat Kosiancic