WHY ME

athlete failing

    sweating night chills

pain

   loss of weight

woman left

   friends jumping ship

diagnosis

      not contagious

body hurtin

bed ridden

       poison injected ABVD

chance to live

  treatment failing

body hurtin

    clock is tickin

gasping gasping

  clock is tickin

Reviews

[Kirby Lund]

Man, I take back everything I said about using punctuation--this poem wouldn't have, like many others said, that sudden, fast-paced intensity with punctuation. I also like the repetition of the line "clock is tickin." We're all living to die, in a sense, and time is the reality of that notion.

[Maria Retz]

Very intense.
Short, but powerful
I really like this poem.
Thanks for sharing

[Wondering Mind]

It must be a very tough situation to be in, one which I dare not imagine. Your short but, very effective write gives the reader the sad picture of what it could be like. I pray that more effort and time is put into finding more effective cures rather than inventing newer and uglier killing means.

[Butterflymom]

This is very intense, thought provoking, and well written. Wonderful write!