Blight

Stealthily it stalks,
inching its way to the core,
biting, gnawing
at healthy flesh
beneath the flawless skin.

Steadily it creeps,
breaking down the cells,
distintegrating, decaying
tissue and sinew
within the intact organ.

Silently it seeps,
permeating through the pores,
bleeding, soaking
veins and arteries
coursing through the system.

Feebly a flame flickers,
struggling to stay alit,
dying, smothered
in the ashes and debris
of this rotting shell.