Enter fly ... stage left

More relentless difficulty with care of elderly peapods parents ... trying to keep things going in their own home with live in care but it is, quite frankly, horrendous and I am determined to make sure that I have some kind of directive in place as I never want to end up in this situation. It throws up a myriad of complex practical, emotional, ethical and human dilemmas and I struggle to understand what we are up to and where we will end up.

The Ship of Death (extract) - D.H.Lawrence

Build then the ship of death, for you must take
the longest journey, to oblivion.

And die the death, the long and painful death
that lies between the old self and the new.

Already our bodies are fallen, bruised, badly bruised,
already our souls are oozing through the exit
of the cruel bruise.

Already the dark and endless ocean of the end
is washing in through the breaches of our wounds,
already the flood is upon us.

Oh build your ship of death, your little ark
and furnish it with food, and little cakes, and wine
for the dark flight down to oblivion.