We received the following poem from a client who we act for in a clinical negligence claim relating to the death of his wife. We recently represented him, with the assistance of a barrister, at the inquest into her death. About a year ago he wrote this poem to reflect his feelings about the upcoming inquest in particular the difficult questions that would be asked, the hope that the truth would be made clear and that nobody would forget that this was about his wife and not about avoiding blame. We are grateful to him for letting us share this with you all as it reflects a very personal view of how the whole Inquest process affected him and the frustration and anxiety felt by a spouse or family during this difficult process.
Joanne Dennison
ALL RISE
All rise.
Who told lies,
and swear.
Some can’t bear
however they try,
breakdown and cry,
all laid bare
or, hidden in their
false testimony.
All rise.
Is it too much to ask
to reveal and lift the mask,
with training and decency,
combined for leniency.
Who could stand this task
to be in the dark and bask
in their fight for clemency
forgetting who is in the cask.
All rise.
Now, it’s certified
a life now denied
a creed now broken
truly, outspoken.
How did it go then,
a well done deed.
That’s all we need.
All rise.
14 August 2012
Mr D Pearson
