Poetry
Maddie's Waiting Room
by
Jennette Green
(after loved one’s heart surgery at UCLA)
Fear laced
hope
Anxiety cocoons
spirit
Helplessly
we wait
Hours tick
hope
Nothing
When
will we
know
Wait
News
relief
Recovery
Wait
When see
loved one
Come
check in
Dawn
Loved ones
called
Thin gown
naked
surrender
punctured
Wheeled down
long hall
Kiss
goodbye
They wait.
Copyright © 2010 by Jennette Green