A SLOW ROWING BOAT ... JAN 2ND, 2015

A SLOW ROWING BOAT ….     JAN 2ND, 2015

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Your hospital end-of-life treatment may not be one bit nice,

Especially if you don't die and have to come back twice,

And if you do die and you are not pleased, you can't complain,

It's as though your body and soul have gone down the drain.

And doctor assisted death is not allowed by the upper echelon,

Even if you go to court and have a long High Court session,

And we are not allowed referendums because they too are banned,

They will not allow death with dignity and they think this is grand.

None of this makes sense because no one knows what to do,

We are going to have an election soon so get in the queue,

But no one mentioned doctor assisted death so how will you vote?

Is it windy out there and does this feel like a slow rowing boat?

Jan 2nd, 2015

DEATH WITH DIGNITY NOW ... DEC 31ST, 2014

DEATH WITH DIGNITY NOW …    DEC 31ST, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

At least five or six US states have death with dignity now,

Though this might cause some religious folk to cause a row,

We are all headed in that direction because we will die,

Though many politicians won't talk about this and I don't know why.

And here in Canada, the reluctance is the same -- a silent row,

Some people just don't want to accept this idea -- not now,

Death is indeed a turbulent subject for many many folks,

The mere idea of death is inclined to provoke.

The greatest human freedom is to live and die without pain,

Or without interference from those on a political campaign,

So death with dignity could play a part of what we are allowed,

Instead of having to die in pain under a dark cloud.

DEC 31ST, 2014

WAY TO GO BRO ... DEC 30TH, 2014

WAY TO GO BRO   … DEC 30TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Binding referendums and compulsory voting, would put us there,

But less than half of us vote and not interested in our affairs,

If we had medically assisted death we could avoid dying in pain,

Quebec has it already so they have no great reason to complain.

But we have appointed senators that stay till they're seventy five

No one knows why they were appointed of if they are still alive,

And we can't get rid of these senators unless they retire or die,

And no one knows for sure how this was arranged or why?

Recall would be good for many of our stupid pompous politicians,

So that we the people don't have to tolerate their dumb ambitions,

But where do we find the man or woman to rewrite our constitution?

We could be compared to environmentalists so worried about pollution?

DEC 30TH, 2014

END-OF-LIFE TREATMENT ... DEC 29TH, 2014

END-OF-LIFE TREATMENT       … DEC 29TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

If I read much more about our politicians, I may get sick,

They refuse to pass doctor-assisted-death, like a brick,

And they do it quietly and silently because its not mentioned,

In their wild attempts to have their stay in power lengthened.

They go to meetings here and there and discuss what they like,

But death with dignity is something they seem to hate and dislike,

And they want to make sure they keep their slight majority,

Then they can deny death with dignity by pushing their authority.

What can we do with these bought politicians from hell?

We have no recall while they delete emails In their own cartel,

Their hospital end-of-life treatment may be good enough now,

But not near as good as doctor assisted death they refuse to allow.

DEC 29TH, 2014

A GOOD OR A BAD OMEN ... DEC 27TH, 2014

A GOOD OR A BAD OMEN   …   DEC 27TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

I'm trying to figure out, which group of politicians is worse?

Is it the Ottawa crowd or the Toronto crowd, that are the curse?

Which could give us doctor assisted death but they both refuse?

Is it all hidden under the carpet so as not to confuse?

Our upper echelon, with titles, oppose doctor assisted death,

As if they themselves will never die or be on their last breath,

And death-with-dignity is religious stuff so cannot change,

Our politicians seem confused and refuse to rearrange.

Is there a hidden religious guy somewhere giving them instructions?

Can't mention his name or any of the hidden obstructions,

Therefore death with dignity is never mentioned in the open,

Is all this secretive stuff, a good or a bad omen?

DEC 27TH, 2014

THIS TIME GET IT RIGHT.... DEC 26TH, 2014

THIS TIME GET IT RIGHT     … DEC 26TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

How do we get rid of useless politicians without "recall"?

As they fool around with numbers and emails and delete them all,

Why are we stuck in this position, just reading it in the papers?

Having to tolerate their actions and transactions like vapours?

We need to change our Charter with the help of a referendum,

Before they add more and have another odd addendum,

Trudeau wrote the Charter of Rights but he missed a few things,

Without binding  referendums and recall, it sometimes stings.

Of course you know and they know, and this, they want to avoid,

On the odd chance that their political future that could be destroyed,

So find someone to rewrite Trudeau's Charter of Rights,

But add recall and binding referendums and maybe get it right.

DEC 26TH, 2014

WE WILL ALL DIE ... DEC 24TH, 2014

WE WILL ALL DIE     … DEC 24TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

I'd like to die on the fifth of July twenty forty two,

I'll be a hundred and five by then so there will be nothing new,

On a quiet sunny Tuesday afternoon in the middle of June,

With Irish music in the background at high noon.

Of course I realize that death is not your favourite subject,

But you can't avoid it, no matter what your religion or sect,

Unfortunately, doctor-assisted death is banned here and now,

But it would help if we could get it made legal somehow.

Unfortunately our upper echelon want things to stay as they are,

They think that death-with-dignity is going too far,

Do they themselves think that they will never never die?

Well, I've got news for them, they will, so look up in the sky.

DEC 24TH, 2014