Terminal (collab)

by debbylyn   Feb 11, 2007


My body's been invaded by an unforgiving beast
Devouring my organs, now he'll have his feast
I've been overdosed with Valium, shot with Methadone
The beast is unrelenting, pain spills from every bone
I can not walk, I can not crawl, pain drops me to the floor
The last time in the hospital was my last time out the door

I can barely breathe as cancer lives on inside each lung
Hard to see this as my fate, God I'm still so young
I lie here in my bed alone, while outside life goes on
Friends come to visit for a while but then too soon they're gone
No dreams or goals to help me through the last days of my life
She couldn't handle losing me, so gone too is my wife

I've nothing left except for death, nothing left to gain
Will I be forced to live like this, for death to end my pain?
I didn't ask to be so cursed , to have my time cut short
The end is here no stopping it, the ball's in the monster's court
He knows no limitations, no status will prevail
On the ship of carcinoma, metastasis has set sail

And so my days are numbered ,who knows how long I'll wait
For the beast to get the best of me and deliver me to fate

Collaboration with Rachel

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  • 17 years ago

    by Gem

    That's an amazing collab..
    It had so much detail without being overcrowded and you really got to the heart of the reader.. at least, you did with me..
    Wow.. that's all i can muster
    5/5
    *Gem*

  • 17 years ago

    by Lu

    A wonderfully penned collab!

    It grips my heart and hits it with such extreme impact.
    Thank you for sharing this wonderful read from two truly gifted poets.

  • 17 years ago

    by Isabelle

    This is an amazing poem. So full of feeling. I understood exactly what this person was going though. Keep it up. 5/5

  • 17 years ago

    by Tara Kay

    A very sad and emotional poem, words were awesome.
    You and Rachel are both awesome writers, keep it up
    love Tara-Kay
    x

  • 17 years ago

    by Rachel RTVW

    Nice working with you mother. Thank you for inspiring me to be everything I am . I love you!!!