Getting Older

He sits in the nursing home confined to a wheechair for the rest of his life, still able to think, a prisoner in his own body.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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May 3, 2015 at 8:38 PM
i truthfully never thought of it this way that's deep thinking and thought provoking, enjoyed this haiku, :) SKAT love
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May 4, 2015 at 12:00 AM
thank you so much for the comment just got back into writing check out my other poems the other woman and i love your poems as well hugs
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May 3, 2015 at 5:36 PM
Oh how I can relate to this as my mum is in a care home but she is still very active:-) Hugs Jan xx 7 xx
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