October 13, 2011 -- Hospital Room
He is here
He has been found
He has no name
Just a label
“Broccoli”
A vegetable
Because he is non-responsive
A vegetable
My heart
clenches
And there
On the bed
He lies
A tangle of tubes
And wires
Not moving
Not responsive
A vegetable
My heart clenches
Still tighter and
I cry
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