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Either Remembered Or Forsaken

The ill woman who lies in the wheelchair was well-spoken, happy, generous, elegant, and fair and she lived a life of exuberant riches; now in poor health, she's at the mercy of others. Her frizzled mind recreates past images in photographs of adored faces, she posted them among her artifacts; why did they abandon her to a detrimental state? Didn't her full hands offer generosity and not shake? Caroline was a nurse and took care of wounded soldiers, often her white uniform was stained with blood, nothing scared her, she continued to save lives; won't anyone honor her now, not when she's under the sod?

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Date: 1/9/2021 2:08:00 PM
This honors health workers everywhere! Sweet write.
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