The undertaking
.
Would you thank my friend,
who picked me up when
I could not stand and carried
me the rest of the way in
his arms like a father might
carry his son.
Would you thank my friend,
who sat in the waiting room
when they lifted me on to a
gurney and gave me oxygen.
Would you thank my friend,
who looked through the window
in the door and saw the doctor
shake his head.
Would you thank my friend,
who will still be here when I go.
Would you thank my friend,
whose name I do not know.
