The Big C

Not Christmas, cancer

That god awful disease,

Sucking the life blood from loved ones.

 

For some it has taken it all,

Others still bravely fighting on,

Weakened but in no way defeated.

 

Loved ones slowly tortured,

Watched by worrying relations,

Wondering if or when.

 

It’s time now to find a way,

To discover the cure,

To eradicate this abhorrent affliction.

Gone but Not Forgotten (Written after my grandad died a few years back)

I should have come to see you,
Didn’t want to see you like that,
But now it’s too late,
Feel guilty now for staying away.

Couldn’t bring myself to call,
Didn’t want to think of you as frail,
I know you know I loved you,
But I should have been there.

I’ve had months to come and see you,
But fear kept me away,
And now you’re gone,
I shall never see you again.

I love you Grandad,
Please know that,
Don’t think i stayed away cos I wanted too,
I just wanted to remember you full of life.

I hope now that you’re free from pain,
That the great one is looking after you up there,
We will always love you grandad,
Gone but not forgotten.