Saturday, July 26, 2014

matters of the heart


a minor infarction in the left of the heart sent him
back on the ventilator and the dialysis machine
it’s always hard to say at his age, so
his chances are slim
and then it’s a matter of the heart

but she’ll pay her way
keep him like that for another day
life support may only seem to prolong his agony
but how can she ask it to be denied him?
it is after all, a matter of the heart



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