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Ballad Of The "Willows," An Assisted Care Facility [A Satire]
Give the new man a diaper,
and read to him this poem.
We want to welcome him heartily
to residence in our home.
Put before him the supper's repast:
our chef is a former pimp
who understands the needs of the flesh
and does not like to skimp.
Hand the man is evening pills.
Make sure of the proper dose;
plenty of time, ahead, to put him
among the comatose.
His recalcitrant reluctance
is based upon prejudiced fear.
No amount of persuasion
will keep him contented here.
Oh, look, he has toppled over,
in the middle of one more complaint.
His breathing is very shallow;
his pulse becomes more faint.
Condolences to the family.
He just could not be restored.
Put him among the other slabbed,
the chilled and stiff as a board.
Starward
