In the hospital room, the cries are heard
A child is born, a miracle occurred
Another life given to a mother of three,
Another life given opportunity to breathe
As the child grows, he faces trials and strife,
Yet each a stepping stone to the next stage in life
He grows older into his teen years,
Passes the tests of maturity's tears
Now at middle age, his loving father is gone
His mother growing older, soon to be withdrawn
He spends the last hours of her life with her hand,
Buries his mother with the aged-old sand
Now he's on his own, growing grayer by the week
His wife is by his side, so comfort he may seek
He has lived his life, long and weary days are passed
dying of an illness- cancer in his back
His wife talks with the nurse, and knows the time is coming
And debates within herself, whether he could bear the suffering
She thinks of euthanasia, to set her husband free
"No!" she retorts. "I wont deny his chance to breathe"
Author notes
Euthanasia- is it really your life to take?
Personally, I see euthanasia as nothing short of suicide and murder. If you believe in suicide being right, think of this- there is always someone out there who would never want you to do that, and who loves you far to much to let it happen. Whether it's your parents, spouse, sibling, child, friend, or stranger, they love you, and there's never a situation where you can't be healed.
A contest entry
- Debate on Euthanasia - In Poetry by StrawberryKisses.
450 points, ended March 1, 2007, 8 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Powerful message with an emphatic write that compliments this well. A littel bumpy in places, mostly the last stanza, but overall not bad at all! Best of luck in this and all of your endeavors.
Hetohke'e * 
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Wow....
this is intense...
certain parts of it make me think of my brother...
You are a very talented young wordsmith...
I am incredibly impressed by your choice of words an the way your mind operates...
Great write young poet...
Heidi
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this is a truly amazing write thta you have penned.. well done and thank you for sharing. your write mad me stop and think.
cheers
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Wonderfully said. You probably could exsice some of your 'article words', definately this would help the flow even more. Strong ending.
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This is good, your a very good writer. and it made me feel sad when he was burying his mother. but it's well done -
Well you did very well.
I think you handled this in the way that you feel. There will always be debate over this and until one is in the position, you can't know what you will do. I believe in the sancity of life and a quality life. When it becomes less than that it is no life.
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Good job!
This is a very well-written piece! I like the progression through the stages of life and death, as you used them here. Good flow with a wonderful approach for "debating" your opinions. I love the way you have done this. Great job and best wishes in the contest! Debi
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A beautiful poem. If we loved them and they wanted to go wouldn't it be wrong to force them to live in pain? There are situations that can't we healed. They could not heal my father's cancer. If you love them and they want to go let them go. That's what love is. Let me shut up. You wrote a very beautiful piece. Well done. Keep them coming and blessed be.
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Inspirational. I get that you are a strong individual to deal with all of this. I like the line "theres never a situation where you can't be healed" Fantastic outlook on life. Great poem. Keep up the great work.
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That's a very strong poem =) I like the way it develops over the main character's life. There are two tiny spelling mistakes, both in the poem and the author's notes:
In the last stanza, you write "weather he could bare the suffering". It ought to be "whether he could bear the suffering". Weather is as in 'the weather report', whether is as in 'whether or not'. 'Bare' is as in naked, 'bear' is like take or hold.
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