All Comments on 'The Hand You’ve Been Dealt'

This one hits hard -- is there a niche specialty card that does it, that says all you want to say without choking up?

A bit convoluted. A bit cold. Yet, this is what we think, sometimes when reality slaps us in the face.

You said much in such a short poem. Good job.

Those three lines before the last stanza carry quite a wallop; they wring a huge emotional charge out of a horrid situation — what do you say when anyone you know knows they are about to die?

Concise and conveys everything the poet intended

I like it

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When my uncle was at home and in the final stages of cancer, I dressed him--what was left of him--so my dad could take him to the Veterans hospital to die. I kept telling him he'd be okay, because what else could I say? We want to reassure a loved one and, yeah, we have odd thoughts, like greeting cards for the dying. Strong poem. Realistic.

My wife is under hospice now. Watching the one you love slowly slip away (and it is slowly with Alzheimer's) is the hardest thing you will ever have to do. Stay with them and assure them of your love. Beautifully done. Thanks

And so very moving, I grabbed a couple tissues just thinking about this. Those feelings of helplessness. CP

it is not a bad poem, in fact, it is pretty good. But in a good poem, there can be mistakes. Did you mean to use "your"?

I know that spell check doesn't catch everything, but you should have caught that one!

good work

You captured that awful feeling where you want to say something but it feels as though anything you say will be all wrong. Billie