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My brother’s in the hospital
I’m not sure what that means
He fell
I know that much
He spent the night outside,
Which I think must mean
There’s trauma
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A body worked too hard
A body with cancer worked too hard
A neighbor saw him in the morning
And called 911
He’s hundreds of miles away
And he’s in the hospital
In downtown Pittsburgh
My sister says the hospital is good
Urban, smart, efficient
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Everyone knows their jobs
And what to do for him
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Now we know
We’re standing by
Something will happen
And we’ll all come in
It doesn’t have to take an ending
He simply needs to be in one place
Or another
For a time
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What contemporary medicine allows
And Medicare affords
A rehab center
For new fractures
While his cancer’s tended
And he
And everyone
Must deal with that
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We’ve been out there
When and where shall we go now?
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I’ve rattled all this off
Because
I don’t know how to be ready
For what’s next
I wish I had resources
Of all kinds
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Family things
Obviously
Certainly (to push on
the conceit) I don’t mind
If you know
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If you pray,
Maybe you’ll pray
I believe the power in that
God bless him
And help us all
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