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It's Knocking
I lay in my bed
Aware of my surroundings
The room is dark
The bed is covered in white sheets
I am in pain;
I have been in pain for many years now
The cancer has been eating away
First at my lungs, now my brain
My entire world is pain now
I don't know anything else
I hear a knock on the door
"Let me in!" It says
It has been knocking for a long time now
I don't want him to come in yet; I'm not ready
I turn over
Shutting out the knocking, but the pain is still there
"Let me in!" It whispers now
It is still knocking at my door
If I allow It in, who would I hurt
My family, my daughter, my husband
But the pain would stop
If I let It in: forever
I lay on my back,
The pain so intense, my body drencehd in sweat
I hear the slow knocking on my door again
"Let me in!"
This time I get up
But stumble as I try to walk
I steady myself on the wall
And walk over to the door
My hand shakes as I raise it
Placing it on the doorknob
I feel It getting excited
On the other side of the door
"Let me in!" It says
I take a deep breath
A sharp pain shoots down my spine
The cancer
Once the pain clears; somewhat
I place my hand again on the doorknob
"Let me in!" It hisses
I slowly turn the doorknob
I feel It's fingers closed
Around the other side of the door
I turn it the rest of the way
And stand face to face with It
It's black shadow
Takes over the room in a flash
Then slowly it engulfs me
I fall to the floor
Everything is black and blank now
It has taken over me
The pain is gone
Finally, forever.
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