Skybridge

I wrote this while waiting for my first appointment at MD Anderson. I had just walked that long skybridge and was overcome with emotion.

It was a long walk
Down the skybridge to MD
The fear in my heart
Starts antagonizing me

I begin to tremble
And tears fill my eyes
How did this happen
And take me by surprise

I glance all around me
Watching the others pass
Wondering how they feel
And how long my fear will last

I see people with their bodies
Ravaged by this disease
Wanting an answer, a cure
And needing a reprieve

I also see people
Who can barely walk
I really want to hug them
And sit with them and talk

My heart breaks for each one
For the pain that must consume them
All the while thinking
This too could be my condition

When I finally sit down 
Waiting for my MD
I say a little prayer to God
And ask Him to protect me

#Whipple