Cancerous

Sleepless nights
And restless days.
By your side
Is where I stayed.
We all said
You'd get well soon.
I didn't tell you,
But we all knew.
That the day would bring a bite--
And that's the end of the fight.

This white room feels so empty,
So cold.
The white linens are crying,
The curtains, once bold
Are sighing.
The pillows have lost their touch.
I knew this would happen,
You'd been here far too much.

Sleepless nights
And restless days.
Reluctant though I was,
I fell for your gaze.
Behind eyes of gray,
You bade me to stay.
And there I stayed,
Sitting by your side.
There wasn't a night
That I didn't break down and cry.

Cards and flowers
Can't help the battle
That you'd been fighting
Since you were little.
You'd lived through so many...
Sleepless nights
And restless days.