Donal Mahoney- A Poem

Find Him

Millie on crutches 

in the day room 

tells Fred on 

his walker

to find him. 

It's important

says Millie

even if you're old

and can't walk.

Hire someone 

to push your 

wheelchair 

toward him.

If you can't 

get out of bed,

hire two people 

to wheel 

your gurney

toward him.

It's too late 

if you hire 

ten men to

carry your coffin 

toward him.

Now is the time,

and for many 

that's a problem.

They have 

too little time 

to find him.

 

Donal Mahoney lives in St. Louis, Missouri.