Hello PoetryVoting

Vote

Voting-Boards

Home

HomeFollowingInboxNotifications

Read

ReadLiftedFeedsHeartedHistoryMy poemsNew poem

Explore

ExploreOrbitsWordsTagsClassics
Log in
0
Stars
0
Embers
0
Alerts
0
Inbox

Vote

Voting-Boards

Home

HomeFollowingInboxNotifications

Read

ReadLiftedFeedsHeartedHistoryMy poemsNew poem

Explore

ExploreOrbitsWordsTagsClassics
Log in
0
Stars
0
Embers
0
Alerts
0
Inbox

My Wish

As the disease spreads through him, slowly,

He knows he won't go down without a fight.

He looks forward to the future,

Dreaming of seeing things he's never had the chance to see.

 

Hoping, waiting, wondering if he will be alright.

He is left wondering if this christmas will be his last.

He is left wondering if he will live to be one year older.

He is left to get lost in his memories of the past.

 

He fights the disease spreading 

Through him with everything he has to give.

He makes the best of what he has.

He thinks of all the events he wishes to relive.

 

He knows this is going to **** him,

He just prays he lives long enough

To watch his granddaughter grow.

He wishes to see her persue her wildest dreams.

 

God knows, that until that happens,

He's not letting go.

It's been six months and 

He still fights through the only thing

 

Strong enough to take him away.

He holds his head high, and keeps holding on.

He knows who will be waiting for

Him on Judgement Day.

 

I wish he wasn't going through so much pain.

I wish God would give him the strength to push through and heal.

I wish he didn't have this disease.

I wish his pain and suffering wasn't real.

Request permission to use this poem
d
Written by
dakota-schmidt
German
Published
Dec 19, 2010
Lines·Words
28·222
Notes

This poem is about my Grandfather, who was rescently diagnosed with terminal liver cancer and lung cancer. I love you Grandpa.<3

Permission

Request to use this poem

Tell dakota-schmidt how you would like to use it. We review requests before forwarding them.

AboutBlogFAQPrivacyTermsContact
© 2009-2026 Hello Poetry/v27.0 by @eliotyork
Explore
Hello PoetryVoting
Write