patient | Shawn L. Bird

poem-they’re trying to kill you? April 4, 2020

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 10:36 pm
Tags: demanding, elder care, hospital, parents, patient, poem, poetry, relationships

Last week reports of your smiles and charm,

surprised us. Did they have the right patient?

I am fast asleep when the phone rings this morning.

You’re shrieking at me.

I know you’re angry and afraid,

but I can’t deal with you

and a pandemic, too.

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