Carl Fraser Poet Free verse

Pulling the Plug

I saw the pain in your lifeless eyes
Unable to speak,  unable to feel
Laying there not knowing if it's a dream or real
A monitor and tubes,, keeping the nightmare alive
I'm sure this is not how you chose to survive 
The Doctors give no hope
No chance to thrive
Now it's my decision, 
a life and death in my hands.    
Do I pull the plug or take a stand
Then I see the pains in your lifeless eyes
Perhaps your eyes beg me to let you die
My tears and fears are just a lie
I pull the plug and say goodbye
It's the hardest choices that make one cry

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Tim Smith February 24, 2016 at 5:32 PM Such a hard choice. Saw it with my brother. I can fell the emotions in your words Carl

Carlene Simpson February 23, 2016 at 8:51 PM I know what that's like.....I'm an ICU nurse and I see that all too often.

Poet Destroyer A February 21, 2016 at 11:31 PM This is a hard to read. I have had two situations in my life like this. My Biological Mother and a sister. My mother had no hope, so the Doctor says. I am a strong believer in faith. And I believe, My faith kept my mother alive. She left on her own before they pulled the plug. Sorry, I am caught in my own emotions now... :( it still hurts, everything around that day... A deep and painful poem my friend... Hugs, You and your friends are in my prayer. LINDA Carl Fraser February 22, 2016 at 3:02 AM I'm sorry Linds, I wrote this after a visit to the hospital and I saw someone in this state. I only wrote it about what the choice must feel like. But I was not the one who made the decision. Hope you are well. Blessings Carl