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Jun 2019
Tick;

'sir,
I am
deeply sorry
that I have
to be
the one
to tell
you this
but'... ..

Tock!

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Tick;

'at
stage 4
you can
choose to
fight a
low % battle
with
chemotherapy
and
radiation
but'... ..

Tock!

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Tick;

'or you can
accept the
inevitability
of your life
rapidily
moving
towards
its conclusion
but'... ..

Tock!

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Tick;

"but doc... ..
what if,

what if,

I am not
ready
to die"?

Tock!

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Tick;

'sir,
it has spread
to your
lymph nodes
and
other organs
and your
outlook is
short
and grim
to be
frank
but'... ..

Tock!

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Tick;

"but doc,
what about
my children,
my grandchildren,
my wife,
my family doc?... ..
they need me"!

Tock!

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Tick;

'sir,
right now... ..
you need them'!

Tock!

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Tick;

"but doc... .."

Tock!!!!


written by me... ..
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The Concrete Poet  M
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