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What Relay Means…

I walked to the track not sure what to expect.
I left the track with a deep, sincere respect.

I watched so many walk lap after lap,
Some stopped for while to grab a quick nap.

Most were lost in memories and thoughts of someone dear,
Thinking of the loved ones pain and fear.

For me as I walked I thought of my hero, my Mother,
But as I walked a little more, I thought of so many others.

I thought of the friends I met as part of this event,
I thought of others who were in Heaven as God sent.

I thought of the love and dedication of the committee of Relay,
How their actions speak so much louder than words could say.

This disease called cancer is hated by so many,
A cure will be found with each and every penny.

Our path was lit by those who are fighting and those who fought,
In each Luminaria, was someone loved and something special taught.

So what does Relay for Life now mean to me?
It means the fight must go on until everyone is free.

It means that survivors, caregivers and believers like us all,
Can walk around a track standing proud and tall.

We look cancer in the eye and say without fear,
A cure to end you is so very, very near.

Tanya Scott
June 12, 2012

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