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Q & A @ End-of-life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 September 2021

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David H. Xiang*
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Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Author for correspondence: David H. Xiang, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA. E-mail: dxiang@hms.harvard.edu
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Poetry
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Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , April 2022 , pp. 298
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or a fractal of morphine imagination

A why do good people die so soon
Q imagine you are in your garden
A I am here
Q which flower would you pick first
A a red one, flaming in orange
Q why those colors
A or the night blue, speckled with purple
Q is that the most beautiful?
A it is
Q why did you pick the most beautiful one
A it reminds me of sunset in August
Q is sunset a good person
A we had a good life together
Q what did it feel like
A like taking the last train home
Q how far can it last
A it is a tough existence
Q what about curiosities
A we understood each other
Q do you miss her
A I miss her every morning
Q are you ready
A for what
Q you know what
A I have no real regrets
Q how about fake ones
A why must we choose
Q the most beautiful flower?
A no
Q then tell me
A that is a contradiction
Q are you dying
A I am talking to you
Q is this a dream
A only if you close your eyes

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