Counting Down
By Kenneth R. Cabrieto

     No matter how angry you get,
     No matter how much your blood boils,
     It's still not enough to dispell the disease within you.
     I'm not one who can relate.
     I'm sorry but I'm glad that I can't.
     I know it must be hell.
     I knew that without you telling me.
     To never be able to touch again,
     To never be able to love again.
     I hate to do this but I have to...
     I must commend you on your strength.
     You found life's greatest secret
     And then it was all taken from you.
     You then went against life's secret
     And in turn it went against you.
     So here you are
     Wanting to disappear in a world that won't let you.
     We feel as if you're being punished for your sins.
     We desperately fear the fate that may await us.
     Until the day comes to pass
     Where you must pass on
     Stay stong.
     Remember that your family is here for you.

     -01.12.03