From this diseased reality
To be an ordinary soul
Unburdened by relentless torment
But my body betrays me
A battleground of cells in revolt
Each day a new battle
In this war waged against myself
And as the clock ticks onward
I become a prisoner to time
Each passing moment a reminder
Of the fragility of mortality
The fear, a constant companion
Breathing down my neck
Its icy fingers gripping my soul
As the world carries on, oblivious
But in the depths of this affliction
I find fragments of strength
A flicker of resilience
Amidst the darkness of my disease
So I will endure
I will fight, fiercely
And when the path grows bleaker still
I will find solace in the beauty of the struggle
For in the depths of despair
There lies a hidden strength
A resilience born of pain
That defies the grasp of cancer's grip.