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Katy · Sep 28, 2004

I walked into the nursing home
Trying to flash my brightest smile
Greeting all I see along the way
And even stopping to talk a while.

Some folks just have no one
Their days are so mundane
Looking for a familiar face
Their faces showing the pain.

Take your children to see them
Especially if they are your kin.
To just leave them there forgotten
Is a heartless grievious sin.

Some homes will even let you
Bring Your best friend the pet
The happiness that is shared
Is the best I have seen yet.

I always cry when I come home
But it is tears both glad and sad.
I know I haven't changed things
The overall life there is still bad.

But if for only a little while
They enjoy some one on one
Then I guess its a good thing
Time to face them and not run.

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

Those are thought provoking and powerful words and so well written, Katy. Thank you for sharing your thoughts so beautifully.

Ella Howard · Oct 20, 2004

I love to visit nursing homes. I don't see them as depressing like a lot of people do--it's a spiritual experience for me. Those extremely old people are really spirits in transition. They have had to go the whole distance of this earthly journey and are fixing to be called home to a far, far better place than this. Even the ones who are totally demented are a joy for me to see, because that condition is transient, and they will be brilliant when they graduate. There is no such thing as death--only graduation. Smile

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004