Sentenced

I can't believe what I'm hearing
Are they lies or are they truths
Your sentence has been given
And to contest it is no use

Professionals that were helping
There with you for so long
Can offer no more assurance
For these words that sound so wrong

And though I'm right here with you
You still try to act so brave
But suddenly now so lost
With the verdict that he gave

Your eyes look straight to me
In the hope I'll cut a deal
Not willing to accept
That any of this could be real

But it doesn't stop him talking
No compassion in his heart
As he continues with his words
And only tearing you apart

He almost says it coldly
That two years is what you'll see
It depends how much you fight
Then it might be even three

"How am I meant to live
With this verdict that you say?
Just sentence me to death
And get it out the way"

The doctor says he's sorry
But the cancer has progressed
And treatment now too late
With the symptoms that were missed

Now you're just so fragile
You look like you've been hit
And facing your death sentence
For a crime you didn't commit