Change

It destroys what you have
built within yourself,

and rampages through
barricades which you once
thought protected you.

It comes without warning,

and abruptly throws your
life in to chaos.

It breaks every conventional
rule of what you perceive to
be normalness,

and hands you a new agenda
which you must live by, or
suffer by.

It can be conquered with a
strong will,

and the help of friends.

It separates your mind's
ability to cope and to hope,

and leaves you wishing for
solace.

It can destroy confidence
and individuality,

and leave its host feeling
insignificant and saddened.

Worst of all, It can strip
you of your ability to reach
your spirit,

and leave you empty.

Because of it, often times
there exists no Ghost within
the Shell.