Lesson

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She is Lily.

She is 91.

She is

in a Wheel Chair
and moves slowly.

She is

profoundly Deaf,

saying little

unless spoken to.

She has the Face

and Spirit

of a Lovely Pink Flower,

Always Opening.

On Sunday,

she and

her Wheel Chair

were backwards

in the Elevator,

cramped

with Mother

in her Wheel Chair,

my Daughter and me.

I asked

loudly

if she would like

help getting out.

She surveyed

the situation

and said:

"That would be O.K."

Once out,

I asked if

she would like me

to take her

to the Dining Room.

She said,

"No.

I want to do

as many things

as I can

for Myself."

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Glinda Crawford, 2009

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