Tuesday, December 17, 2019

PAD 16-2 free


Free? Are You Kidding?

My sister and I had a fantastic time
touring Scotland and Ireland,
but still, we had difficulties.
In the middle of the night,
after a wonderful medieval banquet
in a well-kept castle from the 1600’s,
my sister had to be rushed to the hospital,
"one of the best" in Ireland, for a week. 

The first couple days, she had her own room
until it was determined she wasn’t contagious,
then she slept on a stretcher in a crowded hallway.
Then up to a ward with many patients
with a bed and a chair and curtains in between,
though she was still on the "trolley" for a few days.
It was nightmarish to have to leave her there.

We also visited the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
It was said that not many young people lived there.
They had to move out to attend their free colleges
because they couldn’t afford cars.
Free medical care, free college,
free income under government control.
No thank you, the cost’s too high.    

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