at least one ambulance
passes my apartment every day
I should be grateful
they're not coming for me
but I'm not
I sorta wish they were coming for me
because just being me every day
is an emergency in itself
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I've Decided I'm Not Going to Ever Die
By Dan Flore III
Bio- Dan Flore III’s writings have appeared in many publications. His six poetry books are Lapping Water, Humbled Wise Men Christmas Haikus, Home and Other Places I’ve Yet to See, Pink Marigold Rays (Gen Z Publishing), Written in the Dust on the Ceiling Fan (Dead Man’s Press Ink.), and Hospital Issued Writing Notebook (Querencia Press).