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Cancer

Scott Whitby, 2020


We know you are there

You think you can hide

Nothing less than a coward

Attack from behind, no pride


Little babies and old people

Others in between

You think you are shadowed

So easily unseen


You took my mom and brother

You took my daddy-in-law

You took my friend

And others I never saw


My mom tried to hide you

Pretend you weren't real

She said she didn't know you

In the end you're all she'd feel


My brother faced you head-on

Fought you toe to toe

You waited until Christmas

To strike your final blow


Neil never saw you coming

Just the same as all you hurt

My girls never knew him

You are so less than dirt


My friend had barely started

His life about to begin

You took him too

The only game he couldn't win


You hide but aren't hidden

We see you easier every day

You kill while we study

One day you fail, we'll make you pay


Our poison gets better

Our eyes see more deep

Soon you'll mourn the day

You made any of us weep


Until then just do what you can

Until we find that last clue

And for all you have taken

We'll laugh and cheer and scream...FUCK YOU!

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