Oh heart of mine…

This disease of the heart
Comes creeping in
Slowly…. insidiously…
It enters through my breath…
Sits in my stomach..
Twisting and churning…
yet feeling empty all at once

Uninvited you enter…
Unintended you cause…
Taking over everything…
Every room you occupy…
The halls of my mind are filled

…the billowing curtains of thoughts
Slipping in and out
Giving me some respite…

This disease of the heart
Crippling me
Coursing thru my veins
Increasing my heart beat
Rushing to my head
…feeling faint…

My sight taken away…!
Yet I see much better
…than I ever did before
Walking blind…
I stand tall…

This disease of the heart
Finally descending down…

Filling my lungs with life
Suffocating the emptiness
Bursting into my heart
Fuelling my soul
Igniting the moment…

This disease of the heart…
… alas!…it has won over me…