Joseph Jeremiah Naye Poet Free verse

Waiting to be Awake

I overheard the Chief surgeon instructing 
The Doctors as I was being wheeled to the
Surgical theatre for a surgical procedure

Paralysed by administered anesthesia
I couldn't stand up to the Chief surgeon
I watched the procedure like a spectator
from beginning to the end.

I was angry with the procedure for stitching up
  that was recommended by the Chief surgeon; 
knowing that it will leave me with a permanent 
  scare,
Because i held a health insurance policy

I was only waiting to be awake to make 
  my displeasure known.

     (Written on the 27th of April, 2026.)

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