A very good friend of mine recently began writing poetry. He is an accomplished writer and yet sometimes the transition to a different style is difficult. Rick sent me the piece below. Read carefully as there is much going on in this one. Excellent job!
Charity Hosptial
In a straight chair waiting
head propped up against the wall.
A hundred people ahead of him hurting,
when they get to him, they’ll call.
He had a good job for nine years.
Then someone sent it overseas.
He lost his health insurance, too,
now God blessed death, but by degrees.
Richest nation ever
too often led off by some old clown.
In the charity hosptial,
they still wait for that trickle down.
Somewhere Walls and Gates stand
and Trumpets blare.
Down at the clinic it’s one nurse,
no beds, stale air.
Big Churches getting bigger
purpose driven, empty man.
Where is God? Down at the charity hospital
holding on to some dying hand?
Still out in the hall
watching life drain and pass him by.
He is the excess population.
Why not just let him die?
Now that is awesome. Rick who may I ask? Off the subject what is the difference in TrackBack and Comments?
That would be our friend, Dr. Davis.
Sweet.
Referring to “I don’t know about that” as an answer,
I find that to many people, it means different things.
After disagreeing about it with my husband, we finally arrived
at the point where we each finally understood a difference
in definition…He understood “I don’t know” as a copout
for looking for the knowledge. He supposes that one really knows
or in some fashion has the ability to find out the answer.
I maintain (to this day) that “I don’t know” means simply one
doesn’t have the knowledge. It is simple in it does not mean
anything but I don’t possess that knowledge at this time.
We still disagree on the use and the definition. I find it interesting
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