Complex Existance, John Pallister [howl and other poems txt] 📗

/> “I’ve been thinking I want to call the baby Jane, Jane Summers, that sounds cool.” She said
Tommy looked shocked and spluttered
“J-a-n-e s-u-m-m-e-r-s, but isn’t your second name reed?”
“No that was my step Mum’s name, but I hated her but didn’t change it, but now I’m back with my real mum I want to be known as a summers.


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1936

“How is our baby?” Ben’s dad asked.
“Oh sorry Mr. Holmes, do you want to go to a side room.”
“Unfortunately there was a complication your baby was very weak and had deficient organs, all his major organs failed and his heart valves were blocked.
“Did he suffer?”
“No” the doctor lied. Knowing that this was very rare and that the pain caused would be incredible.
“Sorry it was a complicated birth, it was either your wife or the baby and it was in our best interests to save your wife.
Henry comforted his wife
“I was going to call him Ben; Ben Holmes.”
“I’m going for a drink.” Henry shouted upset and left running out the door.

THE END


BY JOHN PALLISTER

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Text: John Pallister
Publication Date: 02-07-2012

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