where I sit
sun scatters wide
through sky and window
over smooth blonde wood
this streetside café
just me and pen and you
in my thoughts
where are you now
consulting with the anaesthetist
scribbled on by your surgeon
whose sure hands soon will
hold you
fold you back
and nick
where nick is needed
knit
where knit is wanted
fold you in again
are you ladled yet onto the gurney
smoothed out on the cot
is your breathing easy
I see it easy
easy
the sun’s fair light
finding you somehow
easing
easing you
are you sleeping gently
anxiety a million miles away
are the stones and sun and stars
silent in your dreamscape
your heart strong
your heart strong
have you wakened
turned your head
looked about
are the drugs still playing games
with equilibrium and thought
have you seen our eyes yet
smiling weeping
joyful worried loving eyes
all pleased to see you
waking up
do you know the love
a strong thick woolen blanket
scratchy caring
swaddled round you
you are always loved
all and always loved
heartbeat strengthening
heartbeat deepening
your tender organ
filled now with our
reciprocating love
sleep now Eva
rest and grow
easy
strong
calm
we will be here
always
when you wake
copyright: Casey June Wolf, 2015.
Image: “Medical staff and female patient”, Wellcome Images, http://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0040163.html.This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationallicense.
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