Surgery

Eyes fixated on a clock with no hands. 
Waiting for the grim reaper to pay me an expected visit.
Trying in vain to bargain my freedom, but to no avail. My bounty worth more than my bribe could ever hope to be.
As I accepted my exit from this mortal coil a calmness came over me.
It was not the afterlife I was entering, but the after effects of anesthesia.
My surgery had been a success.

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Date: 8/5/2025 11:39:00 PM
Great write Michael! Have a wonderful day
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Date: 6/25/2025 7:55:00 AM
Well composed. Nicely done. Have Good Days.
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Date: 5/20/2025 5:48:00 PM
Surgery is a trip! I remember coming out of anesthesia. One minute a person’s in a chair, the next they were gone. Perhaps they like to trip the patients out!
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Michael Maul
Date: 6/2/2025 12:21:00 PM
Why not?
Date: 4/24/2025 8:23:00 PM
I think surgery is frightening.
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Michael Maul
Date: 6/2/2025 12:21:00 PM
I've had so many procedures that it is second nature to me
Date: 4/23/2025 1:14:00 PM
You had me going there for a moment, Michael... Glad to hear that the surgery was successful. ~ Gershon
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Michael Maul
Date: 6/2/2025 12:22:00 PM
Thank you
Date: 4/21/2025 11:29:00 AM
Hello Michael Maul, I am pleased to hear that yout surgery was a success. Enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 4/22/2025 10:56:00 AM
Hello Michael Maul, you are welcome. Enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/
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Michael Maul
Date: 4/21/2025 12:11:00 PM
Thank you
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