Helpless
By Peter Scott
Last night I saw
The sad passage of time
A toll we all take
Cloaked though in view
We think efficiency lost
But as it grew dark
Moonlight bathing our silhouettes
I knew she was in
Certain danger
A fate worse than lost status
A new car
Or that shiny black TV
Once what could sprint with grace
Now sorrowful with neglect
Watching I could see it
Feel it
But do nothing to prevent
Gazing at her among us
A different light shone
Her intellect negated
Dedication, hard work and
Compassion
Let her down
How could she do this to herself?
In that moment the crack bore large
Looked upon at times like a god
Weakness gives weight
My measure of perfection
Smashed and maimed
For all the knowledge
A cancer was born
Ripping, tearing, spreading
Obliterating the chance
The future running fast
Giving her all
She forgot just one thing
Herself
So with the generosity
Pain besets her loved ones
You can not give
Until helping yourself
Trying so hard
To please those that are dear
Planting the seed
That riddles me with fear
Her bones now ache
Activity too much
My gut now worse
Much worse than her ache
The sky is clear
A distance seems near
The music plays
My tear
Ever so soft
Touches the flower
In front...
Her love for me is eternal
I am bound by it
Every single day
Yet why is she not resisting?
Giving the old man
With a suit and a tie
The key to her body
Posting that sign
The one that says
That she will die
Somber now cold
I see with a stare
Early she craved
For which they answer her call
Born with a gift
Then taken for granted
Still the look of the young
She gives it away
Not half done yet
The bottle almost empty
One last sip
The final drip
Chances for redemption
Mixing the soil
Drip by drip
Drip for drip
Drip in drip
For when she is gone
Salt and pain
Will pelt the earth
Not from me
But from the affected
I feel the pain too
How crushingly mean
Not to her
But from the machine
A run I begat
Slow and steady
The cancer won't get me
I won't let it
For she may have died
Put me through hell
By no means
Shall they see
My early dead shell.
