The Fall
saw a dead man today
walking past his vacant body
men & school-kids clustered
trying to revive him like
some modern Lazarus
I went home to listen
to the new CD I bought
but I think of this man
& lifeless bodies lying
on pavements
as you might imagine them
in Gaza or Hudaydah or Aleppo
though this one was solitary
perhaps his day was just like
any other –
walking to the safety & security
of home like I was
but never got there
his strong body falling
his life shattering
like glass
Joanne Fisher
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Supes dark – hope it wasn’t a real event that happened to you!
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It was, but it was a couple of years ago now.
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Oh wow – still, scary!
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Death can be sudden and quite shocking.
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I think the quick the sudden unexpected drop, must be a smooth transition like flicking off a switch. But the pain for those left with no last goodbye, no preperation just the cry.
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RIP. There are certain experiences we will never know.
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