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Question: How do you feel about this Political Poem!.!.!.!.!?
In January his brain tumor grew!.
The men held each other silently, crying inside!.

In February
He battled a final round of chemo!.

In March
They fixed a decade of memories in their book!.

In April
The drugs and insurance failed them both!.

In May
He carried him to the ward and waited!.

May 1
He lost his sight

May 2
He whispered Mark’s name,
but only family was allowed to see him die!.

Mark did not kiss his love goodbye
and a priest passed outside to say

“sorry for your loss”
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'Sorry for you loss' is not an act of compassion!. Love should never have to hide!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

I agree with Ma & Mag!. Mark should have been allowed in!.
My niece went to Canada to marry her wife (who is now part of our family), because they wouldn't perform the ceremony here!.
Fortunately, more people & more jurisdictions are recognizing that family needn't be defined in traditional/religious terms!. Hopefully this trend will continue -the words of the priest show some hope that even those from the traditional/religious sector can recognize love for what it is!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

6 weeks I sat and watched him expire
I loved him, though I liked him very little
His death surprised none
What killed me, after he died, were the words
"PLD passed from pnuemonia yesterday"

My mother was ashamed of the truth
So many questions to answer
Fear of the talking tongues
What would the neighbors say

I say," sorry for YOUR loss"
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This type of situation makes my heart ache!. This is why anyone with any heart or compassion should support Gay Marriage!. What you have described should never be allowed to happen!. And this is definitely a political poem!.

Edit!.!.!.I can't get your poem out of my mind!. I read it and cry!. How can people be so stupid!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

This could be read as the last passage in book of the Soviet Union, just before the arrival of Gorbachev!. It may also refer to the last passage of the Book of the Bushes!. If the reader was from San Fransisco or L!.A!., he would take this verse literally!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

*cries*
Mark should have been allowed to be there, he was calling for him, family should have allowed love,

but glad they fixed a decade of memories in their book

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This exact scenario happened to dear friends of mine! May we have compassion as humans to be sure it never happens again!

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<---he's unsure of which politician you speak of!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Reminds me why I think people should mind their own business!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Crushing without recourse!.

In the end, it gives us a bit of hope and recognition from the priest!.

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This is pain that some of us never feel!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Makes my heart ache!.Www@QuestionHome@Com