Board :Poetry
Author :Archon Poems
Subject :2nd Place by Ikaris
Date :10/9
'Malignant'

I wake in a cold sweat.
This sharp pain hurts my chest.
Deep coughs I gasp for air.
A slight feeling of despair.    

With every passing day.
The pain continues its way.
Some tests to understand.
What has happened to this man?

I spend time with my family.
The people most important to me.
As one day soon i'll fade away.
I dream my child take my place.  

My wife she lays right by my side.
I think I must not lose my mind.
But then the fear begins to creep.
Has my journey reached its peak?

As seasons continue to pass and fade.
My body, now forsaken and wane.
An enemy that cannot speak.
Yet tells me nows your time to sleep.

-Ikaris