Poem by Joseph Caperna

2022

A piece of steak,
          a prostitute, the penthouse
Dystopia, polluted planet, hunger
Soylent green is people.
Feeding at its most macabre

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I am a physician in San Diego, CA, spent my career dedicated to HIV. To bring compassion and caring, and listening into my medical practice, I am using poetry with my patients and their families. I have traveled over 60 years to 6 contients. These experiences inspire prose and poetry that I am starting to submit to publish.

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