“Death”

What is your name?
What is the pain?
A monster we can’t escape,
Yet what is the purpose of fighting,
Friends dying,
Yet we do not know when,
Or how long I will have them,
Some are suicidal,
One is so sick,
Past her supposed life expectancy,
Other has cancer,
It’s hard to see people I know,
Hurting, suffering,
How can I cope,
I feel like I’m falling apart,
Oh why am I so depressed,
Death.

© Rachel Buchner, January 2008