Through the front door I went
And there on the floor was a letter,
Nothing unusual in that.
Opened it,
Read it,
And swore!
It was a bill,
Again nothing unusual in that,
It was from the Council,
An invoice for my lovers care,
My lovers wonderful care,
Care in the care home
Where she was treated so well.
All the time she was there
I had the bills,
And paid them every time,
But this one was different.
My lover had to go into hospital
So no longer in the care home,
The staff knew she would not be coming back,
Coming back to the care home
And this bill was for the time,
The time she was in hospital
With no hope of returning,
And to make things worse
There was a charge for a week,
A week after my lover had passed!
Do the council now charge,
Charge when we are in heaven!
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: March 4th, 2020 02:32
- Comment from author about the poem: Grrrrrrr!!
- Category: Sociopolitical
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Comments8
Oh dear, that's awful, not in the sense of awe-ful, but horrible.
I got fined once because someone did not pass on some information - or somehow the info did not get to its destination.
Thank you Orchi, these things are sent to try us aren't they.
Andy
That's so bad - I feel for you.
Thank you Michael, it's not the money, it's the principle.
Andy
That is absolutely disgusting my friend .. The last thing one needs at any time let alone when they are faced with such a devastating loss..
I am so sorry to learn, not only of this awful experience, but that your dearly beloved wife has now passed... My very sincere condolences Andy.
Neville
Thank you Neville, I very much appreciate your comments.
Andy
I could not disappear without conveying my feelings on the matter you have just outlined my friend.. they are indeed meant and true..
Neville
Oh this is shameful, A. How can they do this? Isn't it hard enough? Absolutely shocking! I admit the title drew me in, the poem is well written but the subject matter has angered me as well so I can only imagine how you must feel!
Thank you for your comments Clara, I too think it is shocking.
Andy
Oh thats sickening. Thank goodness you are the man you are and can deal with this.
Chin up and move along I guess. Mallet and balls to the rescue.
Thank you d a, yes you are right I can deal with this and move on but I need to deal with the Local Council first.
Andy
The F****** bastards! Please tell me you are going to have a go at someone for this? If not. I'll do it
Oh yes SC I am trying to get hold of them but only got an answer machine, I have emailed them as well, today I am going to search higher up the hierarchy.
Andy
Goldie,
this is totally unacceptable! We all know Government sucks, but this crossed the line. I do feel your pain.
Thank you Fred, so true.
Andy
you will tell us what happens wont you. we want this resolved although maybe not to the extreme that unsub has offered. or maybe his way is the opnly way
I will let you know, their heads on platters might be a bit too far but it sounds good to me.
Andy
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