Mother In Hospice (08/26/06)
Every photograph of suffering
proposes a contract:
you may look,
but you must not
turn away too quickly.
The stages of pain—
shock, endurance, vacancy—
are flattened into a single frame.
Time is arrested,
yet the body continues
beyond the border
of the image.
— kenne
Thank you, Kenne, for the moving poem and the photo of your mother. I hope that she isn’t suffering, as many drugs can help.
Joanna
This is so touching
We will all endure this sad moment. 🌹