illness
TagIllness Poems
Just before the final burning-out,
the Earth-lights flicker like a palpitating heart.
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Everyone was dying on the boat.
Rewind
She had hoped no one would notice the quick hot flood down her right leg.
You were so small we joked you were a kitten until you died of kidney failure
I found the Tramadol. He’s gently
twitching. Cries a little.
It’s a Wonderful Life Playing in My Hospital Room
In the spirit of the season and movie,
why don’t you write a farewell poem to the world,
the nurse says to me.