A Sick Man

Day and night his suffering mounts
Pain of the worst type poisons his life
Such a terrible pain keeps him awake
Counting stars through an endless night
Everything is so tasteless and so plain
And life is but an everlasting agony
Frightful memories haunt his soul
And make his mood even worse
Gnawing insidiously at his tormented heart
And tearing apart his ailing spirit
So fragile, so vulnerable and so weak
Such is his miserable life day and night.

Mohamed Chhilif