Dad’s Decline / In One Word…

Two poems capturing some of the experience of my Dad’s death. Peace to our ♥s!

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Dad’s Decline

He went from walking unaided 
    to walker to hospital bed.
Bypassed the disposable underwear, 
    moved straight into diapers.
In one week! Like a prodigy 
    in the art of dying.

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In One Word, How Would You Describe
that Last Week with Your Dad?

At the time—
challenging, wearing.
Afterwards—
brutal. Yes.
It’s a strong, visceral word.
No more questions, please.