Pain and Misery

pain
doubles her over
sweating
on the ER stretcher
bright lights and too much
noise
intensifies
misery
weeks of pain
like toothpicks
lost inside
patiently
the nurse pushes pain medication
into the IV
she cannot make out the words
for all the flurry
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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February 4, 2010 at 11:30 AM
Thank you for sharing your poetry with us today Veronica. Love, Carol
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