A Place to Die
The building on the hill Sterile sheets and paintings Of children in hats Like the patients With bald heads The hair left before To prepare a place For them when they reunite Everyone who checks in here Will soon check out So they pray every night Because that's all They have left To keep them sane Their last resort Is life beyond Because this life Has already left them Before they were ready Unfinished and abandoned Everyone around prepares How to handle the holidays With the one who always cooked Dying and confused Everyone around plans What to wear and how will they Pay for costs to bury Emotionally and financially Everyone plans what to say When the moment comes Like practicing a reaction To the surprise party Discovered a week before Only this is not a birthday This is a day of death And the guests will Be the ones acting shockedAbout a hospice. My grandma stayed in one before she died of cancer... Written December 18th, 2001 © on Dec 18 2001 01:44 PM PST 0 • 1
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"The building on the hill..."