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· On Being 93

· My Sister's Birthday Poem (85 Years)

· The Holdovers Film Poem

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Hematoma Lament

by Betty Jo Tucker — Read all 96 poems by Betty Jo Tucker

This short poem explains leftovers I have from a fall almost one year ago. That fall caused a subdural hematoma. --

Thursday, December 21, 2023


Poem Artwork

 

Confusion -- where did some words go?

I’ve lost so much that I should know.

Hematoma working away.

So not a very pleasant day.

 

But even with it I’ll write more.

Inside my brain what’s left in store?

It takes me longer as I write.

I have to do it day and night.

 

Thank you for reading, my dear friends

Here’s hoping hematoma ends!

 

 

 

   

 



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Reviewed by E Phillips
Reviewed on December 30, 2023
I Googled the word, hemotoma, and discovered there are 10 different kinds of them. I have at least 6 or 8 smaller ones on my body at any given moment. Now I don't know if Plavix is keeping me alive or killing me. Maybe I should carry a sign that reads: "Look but don't touch, unless you really mean it." Thanks for your advisory, BJ. And best of wishes to you.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on December 21, 2023
I'm glad you're fighting it by continuing to write against its wishes to lay you low. I wonder why it doesn't know that you can't keep a good woman down. ;-)

Ron


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