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Oct 2016
The thing that we all dread, the conversation of condemnation
When a family member may take a permanent vacation
Leave from this world into one that is new
And when you think of your memories, there are too few
Many people joke and describe something as being cancer
The thing that kills more than a medieval lancer
The thing that is found in my family members
I wish I could give it back with a stamp β€œreturn to sender”
Please don't let this take more of my family
Noone else should be ****** you see
All of them are great and dear to my heart
Most have been in my life right since the start
But this man is one I haven't known for long
But he's still my family so let me note in this song
I love you, and I don't want you to go
But I don't want pain to be the last thing you know
So I hope that at the end, whether it's death or healing
That the only thing in your heart, is the love you should be feeling
Written when I found out my Step-Grandpa was going to die of cancer
Written by
Richard T Eckhardt
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