The Cure

Clear air swells healed healthy lungs,
Once darkened with cancerous breath;
Shallow gasping now has given way,
To the cure that defeated death.

Millions of prayers have been prayed,
God heard, answered we are sure;
The gifted scientist in medicine,
In the white coats of hope gave a cure.

So the feeble and frail can stand,
For the Relay of Life has been won;
The baton of healing is passed,
A final victory lap has been run.

So many souls light the course,
Hear them cheer with voices so pure;
Like candles raised in the darkness,
We can all celebrate the cure.

One day hope becomes reality
For now we stay focused on the tour;
The Relay of Life to fight cancer,
Keep fighting ‘til there is finally a cure.

Larry Sparks