Suicide Caregiving Poems

I'm praying that you make it I'm aware of what you facing,

Life can make you feel complacent but to me you're so amazing,

More to me...

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Who Cares?

Who cares…
When loved ones with dementia go missing and resources caregivers lack
When the poor are given a handout, not a helping hand to get...

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The best of us don't make sense
And it's hard to show all the corners of us
But there is no one to blame but our nature
When...

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Safety in Hand

The raven calls my name, 
and I am afraid to answer. 
He will know all about me, 
even if I do not know...

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Life

Life is full of pain, 
and I don't know why? 

I do in fact...
know the Lord, 
I know Him... 
by name. 
He is with me....

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Staged or Stagnant

The gathering of people, 
from here and there, 
and everywhere, 
made possible 
by time. 

What is important to each person, 
yet more important...

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If danger is encountered unexpectedly
and we are confronted by death,
we must make a quick decision:
either save ourselves or let someone die!

Giving of ourselves is a...

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He stood there in the doorway 
His legs dangled in white shorts 
His blue shirt matching the rags
The mechanics used to clean tools
His fingertips yellow...

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Yarn 

Lovely…
soft material, 
skeins, in colors…
of every hue.

Beauty captured…
in both fine, 
and rough textures. 
The possibilities…
the dreams;
held tightly, 
in simple paper strips.
Wrappers showing…
measured weights,
and lengths
displayed.
The...

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Distant Vistas

Painted mountains, 
and art show peaks;
God’s hand in every stroke…
The canvas alive, 
and moving. 

The sweetness of perfection, 
the honesty of reality;
“All” in reverence...

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pandemic crisis
hospital overload
unprecedented 
panic mode
double shifts
no time for tears
no one signed up 
for a suicide mission 
taking its toll
heroes collapsing
one after the other
earning their wings



AP:...

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A Hard Beginning

The cough continues. 
My head... aches, 
but there are needles in my eyes, 
that will not stop poking my lids. 
Everything hurts today,...

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The Names of Angels

Caren, 
Sharon, 
Joy, 
Mary and Lee...
Do not fear, 
the names here, 
and you will see.

There are more, 
there are others, 
you know...

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The Red Bag

Big and jolly, lots of folly, 
what do you have in the bag?
It is full of toys and gifts. 
It is full of...

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brrEXIT
by Michael R. Burch

what would u give
to simply not exist—
for a painless exit?
he asked himself, uncertain.

then from behind
the hospital room curtain
a patient screamed—
"my life!"

Originally published...

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