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It happened on a Summer’s morning Hiroshima’s bomb once dropped upon that day She was feeling tired and started yawning Her crochet rug was tucked around her knees Hiroshima’s bomb once dropped upon that day The yellow capsules easily went down Her crochet rug was tucked around her knees She’d sent Arthur on a journey into town The yellow capsules easily went down She couldn’t stand another day of pain She’d sent Arthur on a journey into town At 82, she hoped they’d judge her sane She couldn’t stand another day of pain Two wars survived and still it came to this At 82, she hoped they’d judge her sane There was nothing left on earth that she would miss Two wars survived and still it came to this There is simply nothing more that can be said There was nothing left on earth that she would miss In a little while I hope I will be dead There is simply nothing more that can be said She was feeling tired and started yawning In a little while I hope I will be dead It happened on a Summer’s morning
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Nov 23, 2014
Nov 23, 2014 at 4:02 AM UTC
Hiroshima Suicide ~ A Pantoum
It happened on a Summer’s morning Hiroshima’s bomb once dropped upon that day She was feeling tired and started yawning Her crochet rug was tucked around her knees Hiroshima’s bomb once dropped upon that day The yellow capsules easily went down Her crochet rug was tucked around her knees She’d sent Arthur on a journey into town The yellow capsules easily went down She couldn’t stand another day of pain She’d sent Arthur on a journey into town At 82, she hoped they’d judge her sane She couldn’t stand another day of pain Two wars survived and still it came to this At 82, she hoped they’d judge her sane There was nothing left on earth that she would miss Two wars survived and still it came to this There is simply nothing more that can be said There was nothing left on earth that she would miss In a little while I hope I will be dead There is simply nothing more that can be said She was feeling tired and started yawning In a little while I hope I will be dead It happened on a Summer’s morning
This poem tells the true story of my grandmother crippled with osteo-arthritis, who chose to **** herself on August 6th 1982. She had lived through both World Wars. Hiroshima Day was a very important day for her each year. She would have been 83 years old in the November of 1982. Her note simply said,"I can't stand the pain anymore.".
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Nov 23, 2014
Nov 23, 2014 at 4:02 AM UTC
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