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Changing hospital gown Looking in mirror I see a skeleton Lost over 40 lbs Neck bones stick out Still eating very little Copyright© Edge…
Medical Technology, Care & Cost
New technology in hospitals will provide better healthcare, but will the costs be lowered as well. The billing practices need to be the same for…
Going Once, Going Twice, Your Medical Info “SOLD!” To The Highest Bidder
Artificial intelligence is rapidly coming to a doctor’s office near you. Innovation will keep the physician more productive and accurate in treating the patient. One…
Will The New Approach For Medical Care Yield Lower Prices?
Medical care is shifting to more treatment at home and outpatient hospital surgeries. As more devices come to the marketplace for home medical care and…
The Test
Suffering serves a purpose It helps to better understand ourselves What are our strengths? What are our weaknesses? How much pain can we endure? Until…
Pain
I live with it everyday The vessel is getting older Breaking apart as I reach for another pain pill Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC…
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Hair falling out Teeth hurt Unable to get hard Dump me at the junk yard I’m quickly deteriorating anyway Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC…
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Lying in the hospital bed He had plenty of time For feelings of regret Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 If my poetry…
Writer’s Life #4
Sick He writes So much on his mind to put on paper Nothing is stopping him from doing his task Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
Aimless
Hit bottom Wearing my hospital gown Alone Nighttime Walking the halls Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2020 If my poetry helped, entertained, or…
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When you’re sick Really sick It is easy To drop All the other priorities in life Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2020 If…
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When sick for a longtime It becomes difficult To think clearly Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2020 If my poetry helped, entertained, or…
The Turmoil Within
Most folks wake up peacefully She abruptly wakes up shaking and nauseated Sometimes dry heaving Reaching for that magical pill to calm everything down…
XCI
Decades under control Then One day Life went off tracks I’m now lost Unable to return To my old self Copyright© Edge of…
Shackled
Desperate And Locked In my primitive mind Restoring hope Only thought left in my mind Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2020 If…
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Suffering Can bring about A Desperate Decision Leading to an act That has life altering Consequences Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2020 If…
“After the stroke, everything changed.”
Portrait and Documentary Photographer Ali Smith is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘ After the Stroke’. To…
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Had life by tail Cold stainless steel table Doctor looks pale Not even close to bail Feels like a forced sale Copyright© Edge…
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Childhood cut short Frail in chair She Quietly Moves Rocking toy horse Back-and- forth Back-and- forth * Find More Poetry HERE The Photographers’ Kiosk Service…
Tossing 20 Million People Out Of The Window – The Affordable Care Act Destruction – (CMXXXIII)
Take away Obamacare Use the savings to build military hardware Republicans In the House and Senate Have the platinum healthcare plan They grind the poor into…
End Of Life In The Hague,Netherlands
Photographer Wim van Ophen is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From project & book ‘Dead Normal‘. To see Wim’s portfolio of…