Disease

Silently and quickly
It raged through our lives.
Like a torrent monsoon,
It drowned all our dreams and expectations.
Suddenly, we were drifting through the sinkhole of time,
losing all concept of space and matter.
This thing that encroached upon our lives
was determined to consume our very being.
Doggedly, It beat upon us
extracting our energy and will.
As weakness and destruction accompanied us,
this thing tossed us to and fro.
It gripped our tongues entrapping our most fervent prayer.
Silently and quickly
this thing encompassed our lives
rendering our souls and our faith dead.