Nursing Homes

Here lie the wasted bodies
Of the ageing and infirm
As long as Uncle Sam
Or their own money
Pays for their 'prison term',
Putting the owners in good cheer,
For each warehoused inmate
Brings them $150.000 each year,
Using overworked, underpaid
And poorly trained personnel,
Till Mister Bones rings the final bell
To release those poor patients
From their vegetative hell...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2008 Alfred Charasz