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Ready To Go

Alone in my room my eyes fill with tears
I’ll soon be gone for I'm now ninety five
I wish I could relive my youthful years
All my loved ones have gone, none are alive.

Lying here all day in this care home bed
Remembering the good times that I had
Three times a day by the nurses I’m fed
Being so immobile makes me feel sad.

The nurses are kind and so full of life
I’m frustrated now, just want to pass on
Fourteen years ago I lost my dear wife
I miss her so much my darling Yvonne.

I’m not well today I’ve pains in my heart
Hope this is my chance, this life to depart







Written June 13th 2019.

Copyright © Tom Cunningham | Year Posted 2019

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Harry Horsman Date: 4/23/2020 1:30:00 AM Rambling around my favourites list on soup, Back to reading this again Tom from last year,,Beautiful but sad poetry like this gem, will always be here, long after we pass...Stay Safe, My friend... Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 4/23/2020 1:59:00 AM Thanks Harry, when I used to visit my parents in a care home it was pitiful to see especially those who were still of sound mind but had lost their physical capabilities, so frustrating for them. Stay safe and well. Tom

Alexis Y. Date: 7/1/2019 7:03:00 AM Hi Tom, You've penned such a sad and we'll written write. I have seen many in such a state. I worked in nursing home a while back. Congratulations on getting the poem- Alexis Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 7/1/2019 7:37:00 AM Thank you Alexis, I only wrote from what I saw as a visitor, you must have witnessed a lot more sad events. Hope you're well. Tom

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 6/21/2019 12:07:00 PM Wow Tom, this has to come in high on Emile's winning list! I had a sweet friend who felt this way. She was 96 and couldn't sew any longer which is what she loved. She just wanted to leave to see her loved ones again. Your poem is very moving and so deserving of the honor of POTD! Congratulations Tom. xxoo : ) Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/21/2019 1:42:00 PM Thank you very much Connie, its heartbteaking to see people once so active suddenly having to rely so much on others. Their quality.of life fading and not being able to do the things they used to love doing. Tom.

Nick Trim Date: 6/20/2019 12:59:00 AM Belated Congratulations on POTD Tom :) very touching poem, great stuff Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/20/2019 1:55:00 AM Thank you Nick, many of us have seen it in older loved ones . Tom

Warren Doll Date: 6/18/2019 9:33:00 AM Hi Tom, Congratulations on POTD again. Well deserved. All the best~ Warren Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/18/2019 10:51:00 PM Thanks Warren, because of the problems it it kept popping up as POTD for four days. Tom

P.S. Awtry Date: 6/18/2019 7:34:00 AM Congratulations! Well done. :) Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/18/2019 10:50:00 PM Thank you PS. Tom

Janice Canerdy Date: 6/17/2019 12:05:00 PM Beautifully written, and so sad! CONGRATS on getting PTOD, Tom. Janice Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/17/2019 12:14:00 PM Thank you very much Janice , Tom

Tania Kitchin Date: 6/17/2019 5:33:00 AM Congratulations on POTD with your powerfully written poem! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/18/2019 10:49:00 PM Thank you Tania. Tom

Gordon Mcconnell Date: 6/17/2019 3:08:00 AM A rather fine piece Robin, real good rhyme and flow with a good message of needing change for the good of others. Congrats on being the POTD. Have a great day, Gordon Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 2/4/2020 2:10:00 AM Thank you Gordon, sorry for late reply. Tom

Eve Roper Date: 6/16/2019 4:58:00 PM Wonderful write,Tom, congratulations on POTD. Hugs Eve Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/16/2019 8:08:00 PM Thank you very much Eve. Tom.

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 6/16/2019 2:11:00 PM Guess I was right - revisiting to wish y ou congratulations Tom on your wonderfully described POTD - a great honour. Hugs, Jennifer Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/16/2019 3:15:00 PM Thank you very much Jennifer, Because of the crash it's been on two days now , I need to move over lol. Tom

Charles Messina Date: 6/16/2019 12:41:00 PM Back with Congrats on POTD Tom. Way to go! Charlie Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/16/2019 1:04:00 PM Thank you very much Charlie. Tom

Arturo Michael Date: 6/16/2019 11:13:00 AM Thumbs up...Congratulations in order...All the best Tom Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/16/2019 11:51:00 AM Thank you Arturo. Tom

Joseph May Date: 6/16/2019 10:53:00 AM A somber verse Tom...Congrats on POTD.. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/16/2019 11:50:00 AM Thank you very much Joseph. Tom

Gershon Wolf Date: 6/16/2019 9:49:00 AM Congrats on POTD for this one, Tom... I think it's the first time ever that I didn't think that I was reading about you. Best wishes, Gershon Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/16/2019 11:46:00 AM Thank you Gershon, only when you go to a care home do you see the pitiful sights of others, its heart-breaking when they are of sound mind but are immobile. Tom

Freddie Robinson Jr. Date: 6/16/2019 7:51:00 AM Such poignant sadness ink well spoken, Tom. A poetic masterpiece! Kudos for POTD. Love and more love always. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/16/2019 11:43:00 AM Thank you very much Freddie, its not something we see often but when you have loved ones you visit you cant help but notice the pitiful sights. Tom.

Maria Williams Date: 6/16/2019 7:41:00 AM I know this is not about you Tom, however good winning material for the contest, and I wish you all the luck for it. It is one of the most depressing things visiting a loved one in a nursing home and watching the hope fade from their eyes. We did for my husbands mother, and it just about broke the family. You've captured the emotion brilliantly. Congratulations on Potd....Maria Hugs Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/16/2019 11:40:00 AM Thank you Maria, like you I witnessed this in the care home, so pitiful to see.My dad towards the end just wanted to go, so heartbteaking to see Tom

Alkas Poetry Date: 6/16/2019 7:15:00 AM Oh dear friend how sad and human... We have have to pass away it is sure... Be in peace my friend, heaven holds a place for those who make touching poetry... Congrats Tom on Potd. alkas Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/16/2019 11:38:00 AM Thank you Alkas, no one knows what awaits at the end of our lives, some are lucky some not. Tom

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 6/16/2019 7:00:00 AM - Congratulations on your heartbreaking p.o.t.d., Tom :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/18/2019 11:18:00 PM Thank you Anne.

Tracy Storrier Date: 6/16/2019 3:40:00 AM thank you so much for sharing Tom, congratulations on POTD x Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/17/2019 12:14:00 PM Thank you Tracy. Tom

Daniel Turner Date: 6/15/2019 10:25:00 PM Life is sort a like swimming against a current. After a while you start to get tired, until one day you quit paddling and get swept away. Then as you float downstream you get to see it all once more. Congratulations on POTD, Tom. I support euthanasia and having the right to choose. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/18/2019 11:23:00 PM Thank you Daniel, love your comment, how true it is. I know many lose total mobility and have no quality of life, we should ask ourselves if we were in that position would we really want to live. Hope you're well. Tom

Panagiota Romios Date: 6/15/2019 9:27:00 PM Hello and big congratulations, Tom. Panagiota. Xx Well done, poem, my friend!. I see younger folks living in misery, too. Crying cuz lovers have left..waaaaah! And more. All age groups have challenges. I respect the elderly greatly. They paid their dues. I was in rehab once and Could not wait to get home! Hoping you are comfortable and are well cared for. Panagiota xo Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/18/2019 11:18:00 PM Thank you Panagiota, it sure is sad when people lose the will to.live. Tom

Brandy Nicole Date: 6/15/2019 8:58:00 PM These moments of life that slowly slip away, you have expressed with tenderness and compassion. This tugs at my heart so deeply. Caring for another- and watching them fade, especially a loved one. It is heartbreaking. Your thoughts move me. Congratulations Tom, on Poem of the Day. ~ Brandy Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/18/2019 11:16:00 PM Thank you Brandy, annoyingly many of the replies I made vanished. Tom

Susan Ashley Date: 6/15/2019 7:32:00 PM Tom, I am moved by the intimate poignancy expressed in your sadly beautiful sonnet. I can feel his fragility, your couplet makes for an affecting finale. A rich stirring piece with a great title as well. Congratulations on your worthy recognition with POTD honors. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/18/2019 11:15:00 PM Thanks again Susan, my original reply has vanished. Tom

Eve Roper Date: 6/15/2019 11:34:00 AM Tom, Congratulations on POTD... Hugs Eve Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 6/15/2019 5:17:00 PM Thank you very much Eve, Tom

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