Emphysema

Emphysema…

So very deadly
Battle to breathe, loss of breath
Ultimate death by…

Asphyxiation

Russell Sivey
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Wesley Avatar
June 16, 2012 at 1:54 PM
Being a nurse, this one fascinated me Rusty, hope it ihas not affected a loved one or yourself. When you have it, it is hard to put it our of your mind.
Song Avatar
June 15, 2012 at 4:54 AM
Both of my parents ultimately died from emphysema/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It's a slow and cruel death that leaves the family asking why! Smoking is such a selfish act!...I wrote a poem about my mother and her emphysema-The Marlboro Woman is Gone...Thanks for this posting, Russell...
Johnson Avatar
June 14, 2012 at 2:49 AM
sunshine through glass of green, might just help ya breathe in tune, as Edgar Cayce said it might... healing effects...
Dietrich Avatar
June 13, 2012 at 5:08 PM
Hey, you added another line to a senryu. But it needs to be there, doesn't it!! Have you experienced it, Russell? My husband has asthma really bad and I suppose an attack of asthma could be about the same.
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