At Poetic Asides, we’re writing about the future. This is my dream:
FUTURE HEALTH CARE
Bandaids will heal
Surgeons won’t harm
Counselors will hear
taking to heart
all the hurt
hidden in the heads
of those whose health
depends on wholeness
Wholeness
Harmony
Here
© 2010 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
sheilaeh
saw this over a PAD..it resonated there but easier to read here! lol
AND more impacting..
we can only hope….and pray..
btw why is the print so tough to read over at PA? is it my eyes ,ya think?
Sharp Little Pencil
PAD? Or PA? Can’t remember all my sites. Anyway, I’ve picked a pretty easy-to-read font, that’s all. Plus no clutter in the text boxes, I guess. Plus, you’re getting old… LOL… ❤ ("Hello, Pot? This is Kettle. You're black!!")
uponthewingsofnight
I loved the gentle feel of the poem overall and especially with the final three lines. It is a dream that I hope we all can share some day, but it will only come close to reality if we have universal healthcare. Brett
Sharp Little Pencil
Babe, that’s one of my main fronts as an activist, and members of Congress, etc., can’t call me misinformed because I used to WORK in marketing of HMOs. Back before they were slimy, and then they went for-profit and screwed a bunch of seniors out of their coverage… then I quit. A