For days now – Overload

Preparation,arrival,consultations,hospitals,menus,beds,language
“Hello”,“Goodbye”,
shaving, enema(10),“again”,Overload
Time watching, tick, tick, tick, knock, knock,
just the cleaner, temperature, blood pressure,
tick, tick, tick, nearly time,Overload

Gurney, theatre, kisses goodbye,
looks, nurses, cold, fear, “its ok – all are scared”
tick, tick, tick, saline drip,
bandages (legs and head),
waiting, fear! Doctor here,Overload

Pain. Loads of it!
Smile, “it’s ok”, smile,Overload

Slow breathing, holding hands,
tissues and tears,Overload

Tick, tick, tick, pain, pain, pain,
close my eyes and wait,
menu’s, nurses, coming – going,
cleaners, caterers, nurses with pills,
empty catheter,
saline drip, drip, drip,Overload

Time to stand, woo, dizzy!
Pain! Steady!
Slow breathing…
shower time
Space Walk
heart rate
sitting
touching
water
soap
pain
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Insert saline drip,
no vain, no vain, no vain,
pain
shock
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