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We All Rally, Trying To Fix Her

We all rally; trying to fix her. None of us were experts, and now we are screaming That we are I know the most about this, my brother is a nurse I know how to fix her, my sister is a doctor I am the mother of eighteen, I should lead the way She lies on the pavement, unmoving. Blinking her eyes for the last time. We were so busy arguing that none of us noticed. She quietly transitioned On her own, glad to make her escape.

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Shirley Hawkins

Date: 10/26/2021 4:53:00 PM

That is so true, and very well expressed.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 10/26/2021 11:25:00 PM

I take a bow.

Ilene Bauer

Date: 10/26/2021 12:47:00 PM

i hope this is fiction, but whether it is or not, i can picture it perfectly and love the way you've ended it...

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 10/26/2021 11:25:00 PM

It is but I saw it clearly in my mind one day when three women were arguing over nothing, not noticing what was really going on.

L Milton Hankins

Date: 10/26/2021 9:51:00 AM

Your line "We were so busy arguing that none of us noticed" has such relevance to so many situations, Caren. Amazing how many times we are so busy with our own concerns, we miss out on the real needs of others where we might have been really helpful. Guilty, as charged!

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 10/26/2021 11:25:00 PM

We all are Hank. We have to be hypervigilent.