“In the end they had to put him
in a home
Tommy had grown too heavy
for Dad to carry
Dad worried about it
till he went to visit
tried to hug him
Tommy didn’t know him
was not aware
of where they were
it was my mother
I was sorry for
she thought she was to blame
for having him
my brother shared a room
with him
all night he’d rock
inside his cot
one winter he got sick
and never spoke
again
no-one
could visit us
because
of Tommy”
(15-23/4/18)
[Paula Green: "Monday Poem." NZ Poetry Shelf: a poetry page with reviews, interviews and other things (7/5/18). Available at: https://nzpoetryshelf.com/2018/05/07/monday-poem-jack-rosss-my-uncle-tommy]
Chatswood District Community Hospital
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