Saturday, April 28, 2007

Cobwebs in the mind**

Outside OT.
Forehead-folds.
Sinking hearts.
Cold, numb senses.

One of my own.
Under surgeon's knife.
That medicine smell.
Tense, frantic paces.

Sudden giggles?
A baby voice.
Stretcher wheeled in.
Few anxious faces.

What a gory sight!
A million pipes!
Of nostrils and veins.
One of critical cases.

Giggles some more.
At ignorant ease.
At elders' tears.
Through playful lenses.

A girl of 3.
Eased the nerves.
Melted all hearts.
Amidst heart-wrenches.

**Reflecting on a true incident