He
calls to say
he'll
be late:
had a
D.O.A.
at
shift change
(paperwork
still to be completed,
tasks
to be checked off).
And I
can't help but think
that
is
how it
is,
for
the lady who succumbed,
for
the sister, now, who had been taking care of her,
for
each of us
one
day.
Shift.
Change.
©
2015 Jennifer Wagner
That was great...thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYes. That nails it and makes me feel a little sad... great writing.
ReplyDeleteYes, Jennifer, that is indeed how it is..... Sad, but just as it is! One day the paperwork will be completed for us all.
ReplyDeleteI guess this is the ultimate destination for all of us, when it is our time.
ReplyDeleteSadly, that is how it is ~ One way or another, we all get to the same place ~
ReplyDeleteThanks for being a great host at D'verse Poetics Jennifer ~ Really appreciate your support, smiles ~
Grace
The end is just another beginning, life is fragile, eternity glorious, well done.
ReplyDeleteArthur Miller once wrote about an Ambulance. Ironical, but true.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, this is life as it is. Births and deaths do not conform to timetables..I was a nurse and sadly death was never at a 'good time.'...
ReplyDeleteEileen
I really like the play on words with Shift. Change. Death always makes me reflect on my life - take advantage of everyday you have...
ReplyDeleteYou're hit on a life "truism" that we often seem to forget as we attempt to bend reality into a schedule that works for us. But life is fluid and as the saying goes: Stuff happens. A really insightful "take" on the complexities and intricacies of a "normal" day.
ReplyDeletecompact yet powerful, Jen ~
ReplyDeleteTime takes its toll baffling us and then change is mandatory....a thought provoking write Jennifer...
ReplyDeleteThe sad fact about change.. shift, one day the ultimate one will be done.
ReplyDeleteA deceptively simple poem, Jennifer, for what is everyone's destination and the ultimate mystery. For many people whose work relates to death, yet another D.O.A may be routine, but it just makes these people (I think), live their life more fully.
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