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Breathe

May 12, 2014
By PersonOfInterest ELITE, Shrewsbury, Other
PersonOfInterest ELITE, Shrewsbury, Other
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Favorite Quote:
What doesn't kill you simply makes you stranger.


Switch you off, say goodbye,
I wish I was strong and did not cry.

You're a robot, lying stuck in your place,
No emotion appears on your face.

A new sun is on the rise,
Though you won't see the light through those eyes.

You look in peace, no fear, no doubt.
Now your machine has given out.

The last word- you cannot say,
Sadness took it, anyway.

Flowers will bloom where you did cry,
But you'll see them grow in your eternal sky.

Now I am lost and can't be found,
Suddenly my feet are breaking ground.

Now your ruby palace with pearl doors,
Has fallen in the depth of your wars.


The author's comments:
Inspired by a family member who died in hospital. About the relationship between the patient and the machine keeping them alive and how they become like a robot: unable to breathe for them self etc..

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