The Business of Death
Mother Courage was right.
There is profit in dying.
The oxygen tanks
Standing tall as sentries
guard the hospital bed
beside the nightstand
of CPAP, hygienic glove, wipes,
breathing mask,
the room transfers
itself from living to dying.
The commodities
of the business of death
occupy the space.
Wheelchair, walker,
recliner, hoyer,
privacy screens
control our schedules,
arrange our days.
The man in the bed
is small.
He has his part to play.
The machines
surrounding him
command
center stage.
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