Confetti
Bursting tumors spew cancer confetti
Leaving me sick and frail
Consuming cells, I've fever, I'm sweaty
My skin is dry and pale.
As ivy spores suck strength from their host
Gaining strength from substance within
Cancer consumes human tissue for growth
Forever changing what might have been.
This evil aggressor grows and invades
Paving a destructive path
A surgeon's scalpel incises with blades
Increasing my helpless wrath
Radiate sites of nourishment
Deny this invasive raider
There are years ahead yet to be spent
Not hosting this cell invader.
Copyright © Denise Hengeli | Year Posted 2010
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