(To anyone who has known someone who had fought or is fighting cancer)
The Disease
Stephanie Jean Adams
The bloodthirsty creature runs mad through this unknown realm
The attack so rapid and unpredictable
The world at an unspoken pause
For it wasn't until this day, that I was attentive
That horrifying disease could rupture anyone's soul.
The child's face I thought I knew, now pale, swollen, and shattered
What once shown bright and starlit eyes
Now dark, hopeless and tired
Long days gone by and nights so cold
Many more to come before the beast is conquered.
An endless prayer in this mind
An eternity of hope
For that child's face I know to give his strength and courage
For I wish to see the effervescent smile again
I pray for all eternity that this monster gets defeated.
