People Surgery Poems

She has been sobbing all night for enduring the vicious fight, she has been sobbing all night for paying a daunting sacrifice, she has been...

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I am certain that I am unwell.
A swelling golf ball
Lodged deep beneath my skin
Makes sure of that. 

The floors of Ward 6
Are mirror-clean and sterile,
A...

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ODE TO CRUTCHES

I had a knee replacement so I needed help
I could not walk safely by myself
So, I was given two sturdy crutches
And once I...

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 In darkness the miles clicked by. Only reflections from road signs
and car lights brightened the way. The miles seemed to flow slowly but yet...

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The doctor left me.
He left the tools on the desk,
right beside my bed.

I'll perform my own
surgery, man. What do you say?
I'll take out my brain!

Rip...

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I know most people want them far away,
No finger laid upon their precious skin.
They squirm and wiggle fearful and afraid,
A needle makes them pallid and...

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She was lost and so afraid
From decisions that were made
To go under a sharp knife
And change her quality of life
A very long time ago
That built...

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Surgery waiting room clocks move very slowly.

Pages in the books people brought with them are read over and over again without the reader ever knowing...

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Everyone thanks for your prayers and well wishes!! the soup is the best group of people I know of to help you through a rough...

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People of a certain age
With skin like tired elastic
Go to see a surgeon
And are quite enthusiastic
Though the procedures
Seem a little drastic
The surgeon promises
They will look...

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