My little brother died in December of 2008 0f cancer. He was twenty years my junior and only 52 years old. I wrote this in the following days.
Cancer
It strikes without warning, this vile evil
disease, the cruelest killer of them all.
It invades the body with agony
then sometimes goes in hiding for awhile.
But it's always lurking somewhere nearby.
Waiting so patiently to strike again.
When it's nearly forgotten it returns
with vengence, like a theif in the night.
It inflicts unimagined suffering and
pain. It ravages the body, the spirit
and the mind then slowly, but surely sucks
life away leaving sorrow in it's wake.
patspoems
Cancer is the cruellest of deseases that savages not only the victim but everyone connected. I think we all have been affected by this in some way and hopefully, one day, it will be eliminated. This was a truly lovely poem, full of emotion and feeling and I am sure your Brother would have been so proud. Thank you Ron for sharing .... Pat
Cancer is the cruellest of deseases that savages not only the victim but everyone connected. I think we all have been affected by this in some way and hopefully, one day, it will be eliminated. This was a truly lovely poem, full of emotion and feeling and I am sure your Brother would have been so proud. Thank you Ron for sharing .... Pat
Ron Peat
We can thank the corporate world for the increase in cancer. They have dumped too many carcinogens into the air we breathe and the water we drink as well as the earth where we grow our food, which also pollute the meat we eat as well. This is what happens when money is more important than health. Man is killing all of humanity because of his material needs. A poet friend//RH Peat
We can thank the corporate world for the increase in cancer. They have dumped too many carcinogens into the air we breathe and the water we drink as well as the earth where we grow our food, which also pollute the meat we eat as well. This is what happens when money is more important than health. Man is killing all of humanity because of his material needs. A poet friend//RH Peat
KAUSIK
you are correct sir.great poem sir.
you are correct sir.great poem sir.
Karin Anderson
Cancer is like the plague of the 20th century and I can feel your sorrow for your brother's ordeal Ron. Unfortunately we all know friends/loved ones who pass this way. On a positive note it is great to see you on Poetfreak!
Cancer is like the plague of the 20th century and I can feel your sorrow for your brother's ordeal Ron. Unfortunately we all know friends/loved ones who pass this way. On a positive note it is great to see you on Poetfreak!
Meggie Gultiano
we also suffered much when my elder sister died of cancer too.Now, we can relate how it feels to have lost a loved one..Beautifully expressed, Ron..Take care of you...hugs, Meggie
we also suffered much when my elder sister died of cancer too.Now, we can relate how it feels to have lost a loved one..Beautifully expressed, Ron..Take care of you...hugs, Meggie
Fay Slimm
Such a sad write Ron - my condolences to you and all yours for this loss of a younger brother to cancer - - I had the same loss a while earlier and thank you for versing what I myself feel.
Such a sad write Ron - my condolences to you and all yours for this loss of a younger brother to cancer - - I had the same loss a while earlier and thank you for versing what I myself feel.
A sensitive poem from one who has seen this deadly disease from a fairly close range.