Cancer, My Old Friend
Cancer, my old friend,
We meet again.
I breathe thee into my lungs,
And submit to thee wholly.

Kill me not now,
When I am but young,
And with nothing to live for.
Kill me later;
Take me from my children.
Make sure they hate me
For my passing.
Let the burden of my death
Protect them from your allure.

Cancer, my old friend,
We meet again.