It came inside
So silent and stealthy
Not caring if I was Sick
Or totally healthy
It hid inside
Unnoticed and unseen
As if it were a ghost
Malevolent and mean
Waiting to attack
And wreak havoc in me
Destroying my body’s defenses
Without remorse or pity
It spread like the plague
Infecting all in its path
Spreading its sickness
In the wake of its wrath
My body is now ill
But I'll not find a cure
From this blackness within
It’s a losing battle for sure
I don’t understand
Guess I’ll never know the answer
Why so many of us need to be cursed
By this evil called CANCER.
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Oh NAP! So sorry to hear! I do so love your poetry, I certainly wasn't expecting the BIG C at the end of your poem. I hope and pray for the best for you!--Christina
Well done describing this evil disease. It is evil. 🙁
NAP this another fav of mine
Just bloody love it,
For its art not its theme
Brilliant... I had a cancer
Scare a few years ago
They thought I had lung
Cancer, they removed
Nodes but they came Back
Clear, whilst under the
Anesthetic I had an out
Of body experience, I was sat up
Watching everything, by my
Side a voice from an old lady
Was telling me everything will
Be ok. I couldn't see her but
Felt her breath on my ear.
I have never told anyone
This... My thoughts are
With you my Poetic friend
Your poetry is superb....
Thank you PHR, I'm sure that was a very difficult time in your life and so glad it turned out well. Thank you for your words of concern but I should have noted this was written for someone else and not me personally, although I have lost many family members and friends to this evil. My heart and prayers go out to all that deal with this.
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