Substernal Poems | Examples


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Premium Member Easing Your Pain

anxious
substernal pain
a reassuring voice
Paramedic skill, care, finesse
relief



Dedicated to Ontario’s first Paramedic (1985)
who you want at your side if you’re sick,
always at mine, my husband, James Ramage


Written by Lee Ramage
August 30, 2011
Constance La France’s contest
“A Short Poem, Please”
Placement: Third

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