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Pulling Plugs

They can't do much but hope.
Brain dead.
Beeps and tubes
beeps and tubes
beeps and tubes,
the what ifs keep the heart pumping
and forces oxygen into failed lungs.
would mercy be to stop the machines?

Someone out there is waiting for
that long beep good-night.

Written by nikkimoe
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My photo. Its a candle on its last burn.
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