SUFFERING
In the care centre
Of this retirement village
I am surrounded by suffering,
Some with Parkinsons,
Some with heart and/or lung disease,
Carrying their life-saving oxygen,
Some dealing with the devastating aftermath of strokes.
Those who pass over in their sleep
Or suddenly from heart failure
Are greatly envied by those suffering and left behind.
Many pray for release,
None are afraid,
All are at peace.
I am like the proverbial fly on the wall,
Watching, waiting…
Admiring the human spirit in the face of adversity…
And wishing I could heal the sick and the suffering!
Image: by Frogshell2 – photobucket.com
©DGA 15.05.2011 08:50
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16/05/2011 at 3:55 am
This is why we need to legalize euthanasia. It’s ridiculous to prolong this suffering.
Let them die in peace.
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16/05/2011 at 6:15 am
I agree, where there is no hope whatsoever it is cruel to prolong the agony that some are going through.
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16/05/2011 at 6:57 am
It would be better to be able to choose.
it is so hard to be with people sufering and not be able to help them
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16/05/2011 at 7:23 am
It’s really a sad situation, Sidey.
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16/05/2011 at 7:48 am
Thank you for posting this. I enjoyed reading it very much. Checking up on peoples poetry and writing is something I do often. I try to keep up with today’s trends so I’m more active in the writing community. Thanks again for sharing this.
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16/05/2011 at 9:19 am
It was my pleasure, Digital Poet. 🙂
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16/05/2011 at 7:56 am
Oh that is sad 😦
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16/05/2011 at 8:12 am
That it is, Cindy, that it is.
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16/05/2011 at 8:44 am
Your words raise the age-old question of whether quality of life is more important than life itself, Adee. I believe it is, but it’s a difficult one in practice
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16/05/2011 at 9:20 am
It is difficult, Bb, but I would hate to be left to suffer…
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16/05/2011 at 2:25 pm
Very touching
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16/05/2011 at 6:02 pm
It can be a difficult question to answer and, I think the individual should be left to decide.
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16/05/2011 at 3:44 pm
having volunteered in such a facility the feelings are all too real…i wish i could heal as well…but i am happy in their joy, when they find it…
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16/05/2011 at 6:10 pm
There is such a wonderful feeling of camaraderie among many of the patients, Brian, and a lovely sense of humour at times too. I have found the experience very humbling and, at the same time, so good for my soul.
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16/05/2011 at 9:48 pm
This is an amazing poem, Adeeyoyo: and it is the fact that everyone there is at peace that amazes me and makes me hope that perhaps we are given the tools we need when the time comes.
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17/05/2011 at 6:10 am
I do think you are right Kate. Sometimes I’m not sure if being a spectator is not actually harder than being the patient in many cases.
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