The Demon Invader - a Poem

Roni ODonnell
You have entered uninvited
You do not have a claim
You have trespassed into my life
which will never be the same.

You have scared, you made me doubt
and weakened with despair.
You tore me down and hurt me
I wondered how to care.

You made me find the strengths
I never dreamed I had
Fear then grew into anger
to realize you are bad

The fight inside me came out
I will not let you win
I never plan to give up
You're not invited in

You hurt not only me,
my family and my friends
but we do plan to conquer
you're never going to win

We know all about you
Your reputations bad
You invade, you hurt and take
You make so many sad.

Let's face it my dear cancer
you're not invited in
I truly plan in beat you
I truly plan to win.

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  • Randy Duckworth9/3/2010

    Very good work. I can identify as I have dealt with cancer in my family many times. This will inspire hope. Poetry is a great vehicle for doing that!

  • Theresa Wiza1/2/2010

    Thank you for sharing this. My feelings exactly.

  • Kristie Leong M.D.1/1/2010

    Incredible work! This will be inspiring to anyone with cancer.

  • Karen Gros10/6/2009

    Awesome and a great attitude toward cancer!

  • Faith Draper10/4/2009

    not sure what to say - touched my emotions at a deep level - wonderful attitude toward the demon invader.

  • Rebecca Shera10/2/2009

    Wow! That was incredible!

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