Hospital Life

Life in hospital wards, with blue drapes, white washed floors, grey assets, wheeled tables. Corn-beef hash, carrot mash, day-pay TV cables. Life in hospital wards, spiked fevers, cooling aids, pee cups, samples of stool. Loose laced gowns, ECGs, stagnant air, stubborn drool. Life in hospital wards, monitoring alarms, timely medical rounds. A poke, a prod, a look, constant buzzers and sounds. Life in hospital wards, all day bed, in shared bays. No warm blankets - quite cold, snuggled in all one brought. Alone, no hand to hold. 02.26.2024
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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