This could probably be
Papa is dying
the ambulance people cried
having arrived & departed
steeple shrinking in the rear view
church bells ringing
They say he suffered
from a broken heart disease
but those who knew him well
said this could never be
Papa isn’t dying
the hospital people cried
having discharged him
to the mercy & kindness
to whomever he could find
They say he suffered
from a lonely heart disease
and those who knew him well
said this could probably be
november two thousand twenty-four
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