A dark, foul beast sweeps across the body, Destroying everything that lets you live. It is no fiend, no beast with claws gaudy, But Cancer, a disease you can’t forgive. Destroying cells and causing fear, Killing people and reaping souls, Causing deep, loud rivers of endless tears. In the long, bright fabric of life, it makes holes. Wise men work long around the ticking clock, To find a cure, to put end to this scourge. And it still destroys, like you’ve never seen, Because it’s Cancer, a disease you can’t forgive. I should know about this evil disease, I should know how it smote my dear father, I should know how it tortured him for years, I should know how it stole his short, short life. And no, I’m not the only person mourning, And no, my mom isn’t the only widow, And no, my sister isn’t the only one feeling pain, Because I know that we’re not alone here, Because I know others have felt our tears. Because of this dark, horrid, disease, My dad will never feel a summer breeze, My dad will never hear another sneeze, My dad will never feel at ease. However, I still have those memories, I still have to feel warm summer breezes, I still have to wipe up my own sneezes, I can still feel at ease. We need to end this dark, horrid disease, It killed my father, who I’ll never see.