annanotbob2's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If We did an exercise in writing group inspired by Carol Ann Duffy's poem Last Post, about soldiers in Word War I, which starts 'If poetry could tell it backwards...' - here's a link if you want it all https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/last-post/ and I wrote this which made me cry and cry and cry but I read it out anyway. If I could tell it backwards gradually her eyes would wake up, she'd be able to look left for yes and right for no and her head would lift off the pillow and her fingers would flex and wriggle and be able to hold on and back would come her voice and she'd say, "What's all this tubing?" and take off the catheter and the feeding tube and she'd eat and drink and shit and piss again and again, just because she could and we'd have roast pork with cauliflower cheese and she'd pour herself an Archer's and lemonade before undoing the seatbelt and standing up and dancing off to live her life. 11:28 p.m. - 07.11.22 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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