Curse, Cure, Care

To you, insidious syndrome, silent killer;

Ultimate liar, portrayed as colleague,

Spreader of toxins, illegitimate hybrid;

Bringer of unspeakable pain;

To you, who attacks weakness,

Breaks down pathways of defense,

Shatters cells and carcasses from the inside out;

Burn and scar life-giving tissue;

To you, father of all poisons, cancers,

Marrow-robbers, brain-fuddlers;

To you, mother of all apathy, anxiety,

Collapse, despair;

To you, my silent curse; my body,

I pledge my disobedience.