
(A true story heard on the radio
when I was first learning to write)
A five year-old was diagnosed
with terminal cancer
The adults wept and wailed
The child could not understand
Why are you weeping and wailing?
The adults could not understand
Why are you not afraid?
Because I am going to a place
I’ve never been before
I’m excited
Don Matthews July 2017
Poet in Training
Though you frame it in a lighthearted way this one is a knife through the heart Don.
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yeah. 😭
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Yes it really affected me when I heard it. I thought I must write about this….
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A great piece Don!
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Thanks Cassa….
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Who would have thought a child would have this attitude? I guess the answer is only a child…..
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Read it on Lucys site. The previous comments have a serious pov. So, sorry in advance.
If it’s just about the journey
And not the final destination
I’ll happily spend an eternity
Hoping my trains late to the station.
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