Born in July Cancer the crab Just like me Your love lived inside me like a cancerous tumor First unnoticed, confined to one area Then becoming malignant Growing, spreading, multiplying Ate away at everything in me that was good Left behind nothing but the bad Brought out the worst in me A selfish lover you were A selfish love lived inside of me Took everything for keeps Abruptly yanked at my self-love Selfishly devoured my self-respect Ferociously nawed away my common sense Viciously killed my morals and values Soured everything that used to be so sweet Funked up everything that used to be so fresh Darkened everything that used to shine so bright Reduced my rainbow to 10 shades of gray Left me with nothing but my empty skeleton You took the best of me Couldn't let you take the rest of me I journeyed on a mission for remission Suffered through an emotional radiation I'm in an eternal remission I now love under new management I'm love-cancer free
Reason for writing:
Everyone's had a terrible break with a love that made you do things you said you'd never do. This one was my cancer. Cancer was also his zodiac sign, just like me so I thought this title was perfect...All comments welcome!
Birth sign: Cancer
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