Suffering Poem by Hadrian Deramas

I was so happy before
I walked, ran, and sat ashore
I could breathe freely
I could smile merrily.

I did my jobs well
In school I always excel
Everything was completely fine
Happiness was easy to define.

But since the day you came
It was never the same
Happiness became impossible
Pain and hardship were all I can recall.

Now I breathe through tubes
Now I live through many tablets and capsules
You stopped me from running
You hindered me from smiling.

As you torture the cells inside me
The excruciating pain weakens me
When will you set my body free?
When will you stop killing me?

As you cause me too much agony
You inflicted sorrow to my family
Can I ask you, of all people, why me?
I can hardly accept it's reality.

All I have now are tears
As I envy my peers
They flash smiles ate me lovingly
But it's hard to be happy.

Oh, leukemia, what kind of disease are you?
Why can nobody treat you?
Please release me, I beg you
My childhood dreams, I want to pursue.

My frail body is fighting you
A ruthless wolf as they call you
I just want to ask you again, my enemy
Why me?