Concerning Emma

Phillip J. Cozzi, MD

I want to speak with you concerning Emma.

Pupils fixed, vent-dependent, she lives

as a swollen eggplant on its stem.

I understand you gave her many joys,

sixty years of prior health,

a strong voice and will, and I think

you must be very proud of her who

independently returned respect to you.

I know you are very busy and

I do not want to hold you further,

but now that I am entrusted

with her care I need your help

for though I met her only late

I must tend the leaf as best I can

and, anticipating other seasons,

turn the soil.

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