before she dies

can she sit still

Here’s another I wrote quite recently.

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before she dies
by katie anne jamieson

I ask if she can sit still,
tune into herself gently,
even for 5 minutes

she says: “you would think …”
and begins to list off everything
she needs to do before she dies

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I’d love to hear from you. What do you think? Did you like this poem? Did any part of it resonate with you? Let me know.