Oh man, this has such a bitter tone to it. you really captured the sick patient's voice so well, the words that are begging for sympathy while at the same time wholly refusing it. and the subtle rhyme scheme drives the poem along very nicely. lovely piece.

and my god, playing patient sucks
when you get no answers, no cure
and all you can do is wait
grow numb and hate

A terrifying truth. You carried this work out so well: the format, the eloquence.

I'll be checking back with you as you add more works.

Stephen

I have
absolutely no idea why I like this.

But I do.

Powerful and touching. The "Sunspots.." stanza is especially beautiful.

Oh, I love this. I loved the flow. Towards the end it was starting to remind me of the Cursive song, "Lament of Pretty Baby." But anyway...great job.

Peace and Love

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