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Bedside Manners

There was a brother Who, went in guise of visiting his ailing sister At bedside, he started a fight He turned her only link to the world to A wrestling match, which made her head whirl When she did protest, he made the mistake of stating That he would kick her behind, the fire returned too the weakened one As with words she did spurn, “Come on big man give it a try” He then stated that he should have let her die She then stated that “maybe you would have let me die” "But then again, you are not the brother that controls my time No matter what you do, it is not up to you as to when I shall die" The brother was force to leave in a huff She said a prayer and lay her weary head Having put the matter in the hands of the truer Brother~ Of Him, she knew she could always trust and depend…

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008




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Date: 8/16/2008 9:42:00 AM
Adell - This poem is very special in the way it describes the relationship of brothers and sisters - very well done - God Bless Adell and I wish to thank you for your comments, support and friendship -
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