His Demise
I am Scarred for life
I shed tears every time
I hear that someone else
has lost a loved one
Another world torn apart
by this silent death trap
6 feet under is where he now lives
because of a disease called cancer
It caught us all by surprise
the doctors diagnosis spelled out
his demise and all I could remember
is my mother trying to pretend
everything was fine.
The fear didn't come for the longest
you see in my 14 year old mind
I couldn't yet contemplate an evil
that could defeat the unbeatable
to me he was like Hercules
always there to protect me
I got so blinded by this image
that before I knew it he had left me
and till this day I remain scarred
I keep his memory close to my heart
I cherish the people in my life today
and never for a moment do I think
any one is invincible because what his demise
taught me most of all is that you can lose
the ones you love so fast. So never close
your eyes for too long or they just might pass.
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