Saturday, January 30, 2021

In the Unit

 No one cries in the unit anymore

That is how it is going 

I forgot the name of my favorite patient 

Who died on Friday 

20 days after he asked me

To please put him down 

At least I’m not in the unit

I still cry when the sky is just right

January is the season for tears

Maybe if it were a little colder

The rain would stop and stars 

Will make night for dreams

Some turn to bourbon and food 

Wish I cried for noble reasons

I’ll never know again the places I was before

Today a dog sits at my feet

My son plays his trumpet and hums

I just want to feel some pain 



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