{"id":1993,"date":"2023-10-02T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T08:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/spcare\/?p=1993"},"modified":"2023-07-21T13:17:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T13:17:14","slug":"say-you-have-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/spcare\/2023\/10\/02\/say-you-have-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Say you have to go"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Dr Joseph Hawkins, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Clinical lead for End of Life Care, Ashford and St Peter\u2019s NHS Foundation Trust. Twitter: @JoeHawk75825077<\/em><\/p>\n

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Say you have to go,
\nTell me, then I shall know.
\nWe left unsaid
\nAlways the words crouched
\nHidden jungle cats
\nBetween the forest trees of triviality
\nConstructed of words and nothings
\nThat we pretended
\nMeant so much
\nWhilst all we could see
\nWere eyes glowing in the reflection
\nOf our fears.<\/p>\n

And now it seems that the night has come
\nAnd I\u2019ve seen -the day has had it\u2019s time.
\nWhen the sun recedes
\nThere is no regret in the night,
\nIt holds only rest
\nAnd you have earned
\nThat peace.
\nAnd all I want to hear
\nIs that you know
\nThat I want nothing for you
\nBut to hear
\nThat
\nYou
\nKnow
\nYou must go.<\/p>\n

Also by this author:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m afraid I have to go now<\/a><\/p>\n

People aren\u2019t avocados<\/a><\/p>\n

The Palliative Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Dr Joseph Hawkins, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Clinical lead for End of Life Care, Ashford and St Peter\u2019s NHS Foundation Trust. Twitter: @JoeHawk75825077 Say you have to go, Tell me, then I shall know. We left unsaid Always the words crouched Hidden jungle cats Between the forest trees of triviality Constructed of words and […]<\/p>\n

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