A very well written Melancholic poem Studecar
Enjoyed very much thank you

Thank you ladies for reading my poem, it is a shame that people have to go through situations of which I have written. Of course we all face the final day, it is nice when that day comes to just go to sleep and meet our maker. studecar

Hi studecar

You capture the pathos of the living death which is the lot of so many in those soulless rest homes as they approach their own inevitable end games, with great delicacy and sensitivity.

I salute this compelling write.

Bill

Hi studecar
A very touching write...sad but very true.
Some people are abandoned into these "homes"and as time goes by,left without visits from so called Family...

Ty for this sharing. It's a raw look into a not so pretty place but you gave it your presence

Hello Beautifulyou, thanks for reading my poem of sadness, a fact of life, but it is such a shame one must meet their end in such a manner. Aside from that I used to live in Fairfield County. studecar

A certainly good retrieve Kathy, a poem that is worthy of today too and many more years sadly.

Good write studcar

It is a sad poem but it is the reality.So many of our elders are living lonely lives.Sometimes we forget how much they have contributed to societies and our lives.There is a famous proverb " Every time an elder dies a library has been burnt." When we spend time and care for our elders, each experience shared is like a book.They shouldn't die alone but as they take their last breath,their children and grandchildren should surround their bedsides because the library of knowledge was passed on.Thanks for reminding me because when I leave this website I am going to a library in a village close by.I will not let it burn.God bless you.