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Waiting for peace
My heart breaks for those
in care homes
sitting patiently
waiting to die
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Sometimes remembering
who you are
sometimes silently crying
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You wait with them
day by day
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When you look into their eyes
there is nothing there
no fear, no desperation
and above all, no hope
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In-between doses of morphine
when the pain makes them scream
they beg to...
Monday 14th January 2019 5:59 pm
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