A HOSPITAL VISITA Poem by Phil Roberts
I knew he was dying
I thought maybe a few weeks left So still and so quiet This man whose laugh made us all laugh The man who always had ideas Where to go, what to do for a laugh Always a laugh Sharer of adventures Partner in crime For thirty-six crazy years Dying before my eyes and Taking much of my life with him He'd had a massive stroke a year earlier They said he'd die then But he defied them and recovered a lot Proper conversations and learning to walk Then they discovered that he had cancer And here we were five weeks later "How long are you gonna be in here?" I asked He turned his head and looked hard at me "I die next week," he said As though he had an appointment He got three days, not a week I cried seeing him dying But I was relieved for him when he did Now my old friend is gone And it's a duller world without him By Phil Roberts © 2015 Phil RobertsAuthor's Note
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Added on December 16, 2015 Last Updated on December 16, 2015 AuthorPhil Robertsmacclesfield, north-west, United KingdomAboutI'm from the north-west of England where the rain lives. I am retired and a grandfather to many. I've led an "interesting" life, i suppose you could say, with lots of laughter and a few tears, like mo.. more..Writing
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