It took just a moment
For fate to decide
That your time had come
That you were too precious to
Leave behind.
And we just stared
And cried some.
Helplessness had a new avatar
Cancerous fangs and
Treatment to match.
Tormentors took on
And you smiled,
For it was your bravado
That we were still leaning on.
The pains in your veins,
We never knew
But we egged you on with
Our ignorant talk,
Urged you to stay calm
And fight,
To not ask questions
And to teach your body
The power of your mind.
And through it all,
You smiled.
Tears of pain
That we happily mistook
For realisation.
Many months later
The colour of your skin
Paled, its surface
punctured now,
with marks of
venom cured by venom.
There was nothing left,
Just skin and bones.
And your smile.
Through the torments
And all the charades,
That science and art together
Displayed,
The monster found ways to strike
You back
More monstrous than before.
But no matter how hard its poisoned
Fangs tried,
The one thing it could never catch
Was the spirit in your eye.
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