When Sickness Came

bet on what s/he thought would be a “sure thing” (sure, s/he wouldn’t admit to him/herself that there wasn’t such a thing as a “sure thing,” but s/he liked to play pretend with the best of em’)& those first years were just like everybody spoke of, they learned about each other, they saved & had a child & in that child they invested time & emotion--- the kid began to grow & the family seemed so perfect until sickness came. couldn’t put a finger on it even if s/he tried, but there was a change in the significant other, there was an inexplicable change--- came on like a calming wind in the middle of a Summer’s day & yet began to burn quickly like a fire whose embers would grow & not fade. when sickness came, s/he couldn’t explain just what it was that s/he was thinking, but his/her significant other wanted answers & it only provoked the situation--- didn’t ask the right questions to begin with, didn’t think about the genes, didn’t think about what s/he was becoming, didn’t think about where it all would leave. left with the kid, was all that s/he could do, because said significant other was spinning out of control, where blood did spurt from him/herself & others, tearing up the world around him/her, going down with the ship & no one saw it coming, no one had any idea that such a sweet person had such torment on speed dial, nobody new how to deal with it until it was too late & everyone still living suffered, after sickness came.