New sounds of silence – Troiku – Daily Moments Oct 29/2020
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sitting in silence
Playing a game of Solitaire
Dropped the nine of Spades
Sitting in silence
Peering through the window
Folks with hidden frowns
Playing a game of Solitaire
All her hopes and fears
In one deck of cards
Dropped the nine of Spades
Far too many ghosts moaning
Breaking the silence
© tournesol’20
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A mother of seven suffers abdominal pains
A family entrust a loved one in the care of health professionals
health care providers who should care with respect
Suffering woman wails and pleads
attendants curse and denigrate the patient
forever silence her with an overdose wrong meds
&&&
government officials offer their sympathy
Shocked, they fire one nurse and orderly pending investigation
Media probes the premier if he’ll admit existing systemic racism
stubbornly shaking his head says, no
tsk tsk tsk, how can he fix a problem when in denial
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seven children and a husband grieve
a community of First Nations mourn together
Indigenous people raise their voices nationally
Sadly I sit,
Wrapped in despair and umpteen questions
Shaking my head, when will this ever end?
© Tournesol’2020-09-29
