Cancer is a thief
It stole your faith,
Your lust for life
Cancer is a thief
It stole your breath, your lungs
And you from me
Death is not the end of life,
But growing up feels like the end of mine
As I got older, so did you
And you can’t do all the things you used to do
Which made me realize just how much things change
My size, soul, body, thoughts
Your skin, your energy
My memories are all I have left of you,
And of my childhood
Nothing is the same
And I think that it’s okay
That things change
You have to do it sometime
But I wish cancer didn’t steal
What I wanted to have forever
Sep 25, 2023
Sep 25, 2023 at 12:58 AM UTC
Cancer is a thief
It stole your faith,
Your lust for life
Cancer is a thief
It stole your breath, your lungs
And you from me
Death is not the end of life,
But growing up feels like the end of mine
As I got older, so did you
And you can’t do all the things you used to do
Which made me realize just how much things change
My size, soul, body, thoughts
Your skin, your energy
My memories are all I have left of you,
And of my childhood
Nothing is the same
And I think that it’s okay
That things change
You have to do it sometime
But I wish cancer didn’t steal
What I wanted to have forever
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