CANADIANS DYING WITH DIGNITY ... DEC 7TH, 2012

CANADIAN DYING WITH DIGNITY … DEC 7^TH, 2012

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Dying with dignity is about living life on our own terms,

When and if we get our euthanasia; this will be confirmed,

We should not need to go to court for permission to die,

To have some high court judge refuse while looking you in the eye.

Persons with painful or cancerous diseases should have permission,

For euthanasia after consultation with their physician,

This should be a constitutional right and no need to implore,

While being told by some judge to get out the door.

While our do-nothing politicians show no interest in this cause,

They avoid it completely, for no reason, just because,

As though they themselves will avoid dying in agony and pain,

Looking at spots on the ceiling while listening to the rain.

Dec 7^th, 2012

MAYOR ROB FORD RETURN ... DEC 6TH, 2012

Mayor Rob Ford Return …  Dec 6^th, 2012

By

James Bredin

Mayor Rob Ford's ouster from office, is a serious sign,

Toronto has a dangerous political-power fault-line,

Where those who didn't like the mayor had him ousted from power,

And left the majority of the voters feeling quite sour.

Because the people of Toronto were left without a mayor,

Some were so agitated they had to kneel down in prayer,

How could this happen to this great Canadian city?

Is everyone in the world looking at us with pity?

What can we do to get mayor Rob Ford back in office soon?

This is very serious stuff and not a carton,

Will things work out in the courts and other high places?

This is not right -- all these changes in front of our faces.

Dec 6^th, 2012

A SINNER ... DEC 5TH, 2012

A SINNER … DEC 5^TH, 2012

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Why can’t we get death-with-dignity from our politicians?

Are they too busy in their high political positions?

Should we even care as we approach the time of our deaths?

And the times when we eventually take our last breathe?

Have the churches pronounced DWD to be a mortal sin?

How can we counteract this so that we can win-win?

Did poor Sue Rodriguez get a slap in the face before she died?

That Insite drug-addict clinic in Vancouver; who did decide?

Why is all this, such an untouchable political affair?

Do the churches have more rights because they say some prayers?

Is it possible that reading these poems could be a sin?

We need binding referendums but where do we begin?

DEC 5^TH, 2012

APPOINTED COMMISSION ... DEC 4TH, 2012

APPOINTED COMMISSION … DEC 4^TH, 2012

BY

JAMES BREDIN  

Dying-with-dignity might be a media-forbidden fact,

The aristocrats believe that this fact could infect,

And cause Canadians to demand some legal change,

But if they don’t read about it; there will be no need to rearrange.    

And besides; it’s probably against every religion,

Especially those well organized about sin; those Christians,

So the opposition is strong and educated and very aware,

Though that death-with-dignity issue becomes louder every year.    

Several European countries already have euthanasia,

It tends to be looked at these days; as a musical fantasia,

So there’s no doubt that it’s coming our way despite the opposition,

Politicians might stop it with another appointed commission. 

          DEC 4^TH, 2012

STUFF WE CAN''T HAVE ... DEC 3RD, 2012

STUFF WE CAN’T HAVE … DEC 3^RD, 2012

By

James Bredin

Canadian binding referendums are completely forbidden,

Our pompous politicians don’t want to be overridden,

Just like death-with-dignity; we’re going nowhere soon,

Politicians are too busy in their private party commune.

We never have a plebiscite and can’t have propositions,

Our politicians are busy on various appointed commissions,

No proportional representation or compulsory voting for all,

And secret-list appointees will make the death-with-dignity call.

Appointed senators fill the Senate but none were elected,

Can’t point the finger because this system is protected,

And Trudeau wrote the Charter for EVERYONE everywhere,

His son Justin now wants to lead the Liberals and compare.

Dec 3^rd, 2012

BEFORE YOU DIE ... DEC 2ND, 2012

BEFORE YOU DIE … DEC 2^ND, 2012

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Before your name gets into the obituaries, you must die,

And you may not have had the opportunity to say good-bye,

Because you have little control of anything relative to your death,

No death-with-dignity as you wait quietly to take your last breathe.

And those opposed to death-with-dignity want nothing to change,

Like the Sue Rodriguez case and nothing will be rearranged,

You will either go to heaven or hell; it depends on yourself,

Death-with-dignity is a sin and no one should lower themselves.

Therefore it is the holier than thou churches that are adamant,

Bishops and holy priests will be the only informants,

Therefore the law cannot be changed to help the sick and dying,

There’s no other way except obeying and complying.

Dec 2nd, 2012

FORBIDDEN TO GO THERE ... DEC 1ST, 2012

FORBIDDEN TO GO THERE   … DEC 1^ST, 2012

BY

JAMES BREDIN

If we get assisted suicide for end-of-life pain,

It gets you out of a situation where there’s nothing to gain,

The religious types don’t like it because it’s against their faith,

But there’s little you can do about life and death when it’s too late.

And you can’t complain about it afterwards because you are dead,

It’s the natural process although it’s something we all dread,

And we are caught in religions and legal systems and can’t go,

Some folk still go to Switzerland because they have the dough.

So death-with-dignity is something to seriously consider,

It gets more complicated as you get older and an elder,

But someone should figure out how to avoid the indignity,

So that we can eventually lie down and have death with dignity.

Dec 1^st, 2012