Leukemia

When I first heard the news I was stunned
I was shocked to the core
knowing that I may never again see you
made me want to see you all the more
at first I couldn't move, much less even think
so I didn't even bother to try
I just listened and felt terrible
and asked myself over and over, why
why is this happening to you
you didn't do anything wrong
you're still so young
a kid who's only seventeen
I didn't eat for days on end
food just stopped mattering
what was one meal lost
when I could lose you
i cant talk to you either
you're too weak to use the phone
i cant even tell you i miss you
and that i want you to come home soon
i want to tell you i love you
from the bottom of my heart
and even though miles are between us
nothing will ever keep us apart

started 3/26/06

I just heard a few weeks back that my friend has leukemia. i plan on making this poem alot longer than it is but alot of it wont end up rhyming.