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Monday, July 18, 2005

9.44pm At The Hospital Comments

Rating: ★4.1

These men are children
Sixty years in childhood; lined at their nebulizers
fed, watered and wiped
By the nurses.
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Ben Barton

childhood

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Ernestine Northover 10 June 2006

Clever write, Nice way it's put together, good location, sad tale but very worth the read. Rounded off nicely with that last line, leaving one with the thought of how would one answer such a question. Love Ernestine XXX

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Gillian.E. Shaw 18 July 2005

Good poem. I liked it. I worked in a hospital once so I understand the urgency of your tone. Very clever!

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