How Times Change

Times change so quickly
One minute you're happy
Laughing with friends
Smiling with your family
The next minute
It can all wash away...

My friend was upset
I made him smile
I took his pain away
Suddenly he left this world
Barely left his mark
Nobody knows why

Twice I couldn't speak to him
Before He left for good
He had lost so much
He told me I made a difference
That he was happy after talking to me
But he suddenly departed...

A friend of the family
Who I didn't get to know
Passed away from cancer
But though I hardly knew her
There was a sadness there
Because she had passed on

Now a family member
Found out the other day
That she also had cancer
The worst thing is
We have no idea how bad it is
Whether she will live much longer

I have to be strong
Not only for me
But for my sister in law
And the children
And when she goes into hospital
We will all be praying
Hoping she will be ok once again

I cant be there
When she goes into hospital
I will be back at university
But I will be thinking about her
Throughout the exams
Hoping to find out
If she will be alright

At times I feel like crying
Others I feel like screaming
This is tearing me apart
Like a piece of meat
That the lions are tearing pieces from
And as each person leaves
Another piece is torn away

I feel so helpless...