Tag: illness
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Confined Spaces
It is said the older you get,The sicker you get,And the smaller your world becomes.Four wallsClosing in around you. I met a retiree who used toBackpack around Europe,Wild and freeBut since collectingHis watch and his pensionHis bed has becomeThe living room couch From which he watches the worldThough the news. When my dad died, they ... -
The ‘C’ Word
Cancer: The word means nothing to most people. But to the people who have it, or those close to them, the word means everything. -
Insight From The Essential Workers of Coronavirus (NJ)
Coronavirus has been affecting everyone around the world differently. I believe that our emotions and thoughts of the virus differ based on the roles we currently hold in society. “Essential workers” are those who have been working on the frontlines, exposed to society and the virus, who are risking their health, the health of their ... -
Coronavirus Chaos
We can’t control how COVID-19 will act, but we can control how we react. Our behavior during the coronavirus crisis matters. How we deal with each other and our social circles is just as important as how we deal with the virus. Behavior matters. There is a story out there in cyberland about how one ... -
“Cancer” – Free-Verse Poem
footprints march the sand as you did though the memory now fades as the ocean tide washes them away and when the sun settles for the night to come i watch the infinite stars circle eternity around my head i remember you traced them with a finger interconnecting constellations and regaling me with stories of ...