It thrives in my bosom like an unwelcome guest
I ask it to leave but it heeds not my wish
Instead it consumes while relentlessly growing,
Like a rat or a cockroach a despicable pest.
Like a huge corporation hungry for space
prepared to destroy all in its path
With no conscience or feeling it keeps on engorging
And time only serves to quicken its pace
Those words are confusing "there is nothing to do"
Yet apparently healthy, with no pain or malaise
Its hard to imagine and fathom the meaning
As experience confounds what I know to be true
My course is now clear the dealing must start
My goodness assured if this truth be denied
In exchange for my virtue a price must be paid
divine intervention must tear us apart.
Of course there's no movement No recession or loss
Apart from my wishes the guest just wont leave
Its made me his own now mind body and soul
In short I believe it is clearly the boss
Its obvious by now that if Im to defeat this
I must entertain some measures extreme
With loving support and a fire within me
I must tackle this monster coz its taking the piss
After hours of study and diligent reading
I come up with a plan that is spurious at best
It is tough and demanding to bring to conclusion
But hope is its infant, I cling to my breast
My life is restored now Im happy and healthy
Although like all pests a mark it has left
I consider myself to be spiritually wealthy
More since my visit from my dangerous guest
I have learned to be humble and measured and kind
Not to judge and condemn to have some peace of mind
For life is too short and we only have one
So please make the most of all that you find!
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WELCOME JANE ~ Thanks for a very enigmatic first poem. The structure (quatrains) and rhythm are excellent and it is replete with rhyme. The subject is intriguing ! Our bodies do get invaded by Evil Spirits which we try to exorcise and Good Spirits (like the Holy Spirit) which we seek to cultivate ! As a mere man it also occurred to me that the poem could be about BEING PREGNANT ! Thanks for sharing ~ BRIAN
Hehe breast cancer actually:)
Thanks JANE ~ a very very nasty invader ! I thought verse ONE was a bit harsh on a BABY ! Pleased I made you smile ~ are you in remission ? ~ Thinking of you BRIAN
Hi yes 7 yrs now, from an innoperable metastatic tumour:)
Thank you for your comment by the way, It is literally my second ever poem, I rote a poem for a friend at 21, he has died now, murdured on his way home from work pne night. Im not sure why I wrote this today:) the spirit moved me I guess:)
Thanks JANE ~ Poetry is very cathartic ~ so I hope you felt better after writing it ! Seven years is a long time ~ I will put you on my prayer list for continuous remission. When the SPIRIT / MUSE moves one should put pen to paper or at least finger to the computer. I try to write ONE POEM every day also ONE FUSION POEM every week. This is a nice site so keep posting and I will look out for No. 2 ! Yours BRIAN
Nicely done. Love your spirit against a horrible disease
Thank you:)
Very well written poem love it
Thank you:)
Welcome
Excellent write.
Wow..I'm in awe over how brilliant what I just read was..you are an amaxing writer.
g writer..
Heheh thank you.
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