The Nursing Home
By peril_notion
Such interesting individuals
With so much they can share
Brought to such a place
By ones who say they care
But they're unfairly treated
When there's nothing they can do
These helpless, fragile human beings
Don't deserve what they're put through
Handled rough by care takers
Thrown around like dolls
Not entirely incoherant
Despite the fact their tongue lolls
Much more than a paycheck
Lonley breaks their frail hearts
All you see is a vegetable
Wipe their ass and complete their charts
Worldly in the way of life
Their own families grown
Now they spend hours each day
No human contact, all alone
Look at them for who they are
And treat them as precious gold
For if we don't empower our past
Our bright future is nothing but cold
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Copyright 2005 Heather K. Burnett
Published on Tuesday, June 28, 2005.
Filed under: "Non-Fiction" and
"Poetry"
Comments on "The Nursing Home"
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On Saturday, August 27, 2005, ApathysKiss
(377) wrote:
ah well said heather, finally read this. this place always tugs at my heart. i respect the elderly more than anyone in this world...
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On Saturday, August 27, 2005, ApathysKiss
(377) wrote:
they have endured far more than our generation only to be discarded they way many families do. this is always on the news and i'm not entirely confident things have changed.
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On Saturday, August 27, 2005, ApathysKiss
(377) wrote:
i could never have the heart to throw away something who gave me life from the day i was born. absolute fav =) ~michelle
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On Tuesday, June 28, 2005, Elise
(187) wrote:
Wow, very much felt. This is why I always promised never to put someone I love in a nursing home. Such cruelty, disrespect to the ones we should respect most.
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On Tuesday, June 28, 2005, Buckwise McDickermeat
(6) wrote:
i'm usually not one for super structured rhyme schemes, but this poem has a great message. i believe in the asian culture of respect for one's elders, and strength in wisdom. this only helped to reinforce how fucked our culture is.
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A former member wrote:
ooohhh woah. a wicked blow to the human ego. Slap the smiles off the faces of the cruel. I stand next to tim, here.