It infects me still
Raging through my blood
Controlling my mind
My body
It started so simply
As a common cold
Then it became the flu
Now. . .
It burns within me
Twisting, destroying
As it takes over me
Then it releases me for a moment . . .
I look around
I see for the first time
The damage it has done
And I weep . . .
For I am diseased
Diseased . . .