My truth
Sara Taylor 1986 (MICHIGAN)
My truth
You're an unwanted guest inside of me
The space you take up though isn't free
It's not just me that pays the cost
It's also my family missing out on laughter, happiness and time lost
I try to evict you everyday
Yet you are stubborn and make it known you're here to stay
The pain you cause is hard to endure
I keep hearing for you there is no cure
I fight and fight and fight some more
But your ruthless roaming around trying to settle a score
You are not welcome and I beg you to go
You laugh in my face, telling me you're taking me slow
You are not my friend but my enemy within
This battle will continue until you finally win
Why should you win though, what gives you the right?
I did my part, I never gave up the fight!
Time after time I've had to hear how much stronger you've gotten
I wish you could just be forever forgotten
You think you can't be seen, but I see you, I hear you, I feel you everyday
I have to put my faith in others to make you go away
Even they have given up
Hope you don't think I'm raising the white flag, you fucking chump
You can't win, I won't allow it
I'm not one to easily submit
Get tested by you day after day
My body is your jungle gym which you're constantly at play
No care or thought of all that you hurt
Machines hooked up you always love to alert
Scaring and fear is what you spread
Waiting and preying until I am dead
Who cares about the damage that you cause
It's like you lay and wait for your applause
But you will never get that from me
I hate you forever, don't you see?
I never asked for you to come
I have 2 beautiful daughters and one amazing son
I can't let you win but don't know how to beat you
You went from one single cell to creating your own crew
I battle you from the inside out
You hurt me so bad, I just want to scream and shout
Then I realize it just gives you more power
Yet I don't know how to do this without being bitter and sour
You took over my life without a thought
When you win though, my family will know how hard I fought
Fighting you has been my biggest struggle
As you sit back, smile and chuckle
You leave me feeling so helpless and feeling so alone
But I'm not saying anything that isn't already known
You can break my body but never my soul
I'm here where you left me in this bottomless hole
No one understands the toll you take
It's something that could never ever be faked
Your evil and don't even care
I'm so angry this isn't even fair
I'm stronger than you, I should be the one to win
You are sent from the devil, an ultimate sin
My creator did not create something like you
You're created and only here bc of you know who
I can't let you win, it's just not right
But your winning aren't you bc I feel my body giving up the fight
I'll hate and fight you until I can't anymore
Scared to death, one of my babies will find me defeated by you laying on the floor
The pain you cause will live past me
Through my kids, loved one and my family
That's what makes me hate you the most
You're cocky and you love to boast
Hurting the ones I love is where I draw my line
You don't see it though, you just walk on by
Without a care of who you hurt
Your only job is to make sure I end up in the dirt
Well cancer you may win the battle, but I'll win the war
My creator I have faith will settle that score
My kids will carry my memory and name for years to come
So as much as you took, you never really won
I'll be here long after I'm gone away
My kids will talk to my grandkids about me each and everyday
And when I am gone you die too
Poetic justice for you and your crew!
About this poem
I have been suffering stage 4 cancer. Bottling everything up until this spilled out finally all at once.
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Written on January 11, 2022
Submitted by abck972 on January 22, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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