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Icu

Frigid waiting rooms
   people coming and going
      speaking with hushed voice -
          watching, waiting for good news
while death silently hovers

9/19

Copyright © Kim Merryman | Year Posted 2021

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Caren Krutsinger

March 30, 2021 at 3:22 AM

It is frigid; best word to use.

March 30, 2021 at 9:38 AM

Thank you, Caren!

March 25, 2021 at 1:24 PM

wonderfully described, kim! not a place i'd want to be...

March 30, 2021 at 9:37 AM

Thank you, Ilene! Wasn't a fun place to be.

March 25, 2021 at 11:41 AM

It is a hard place to be.

March 30, 2021 at 9:37 AM

Yes it is. Thank you for stopping by, Kim.

March 25, 2021 at 6:13 AM

Excellent, Kim--descriptive and realistic. Janice

March 30, 2021 at 9:36 AM

Thank you, Janice!

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