Poem - Do Not Resuscitate

Do Not Resuscitate



I can say

your father is dying.

I can say

wishing will not make it so,

belief doesn't change a thing.



I can say

love does not conquer all,

miracles are pretty stories told in church,

the movies you saw as a child are lies,

blind hope is not a recipe for success,

underdogs usually lose,

death is not the worst thing, it is just

the last thing.

But for you