Goodbye Poem by Jim Yerman

Cancer is an ugly disease…not only for the life it takes
But for all the sorrow and sadness…left floating in its wake….

Although I did not know her personally I've kept abreast of cases she has tried
which is why I was saddened yesterday when I heard that she had died.

But what finally caused my tears to flow…what opened my floodgate
was, amidst the many tributes to her, were the messages of hate.

The more I read the sadder I felt until soon I was feeling numb
as my heart filled up with sorrow at the country we've become.

Cancer comes in many forms causing families sadness, sorrow and strife
progressing slowly through the body until it finally takes a life.

Hate is a form of cancer…I wish people would understand
How it's metastasizing quickly…as it spreads across the land.

Two forms of cancer make me sad today…
The first that took this woman I am thinking of…
and the second that is slowly killing
this country that I love.