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Surgery Day
Today I am having heart surgery to replace my aortic valve. For the past while I’ve been writing poems that allude to this and the stages I’ve been going through along the way. I’m sure some folks are...
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Janus Place
This is a place of two directions Where sounds are paired Like a call and response Chimes ring in softened doublets Calling in twinned tones This is a place of two intentions Some entering to never...
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Post-Op Second Night
Pain curls itself on my chest In the night Like a malevolent cat Ready to sink its claws deep Into my sternum And deeper into my lungs With each cough I fear To make Until I remember to call the nurse...
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Bleeding
Bleeding black ink I spill words as my body leaks blood On hospital gowns Inking the floor with my essence I wonder if the OR staff made wishes When they cracked open my breastbone I remember long ago...
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Coming To
The unmistakable chime of a monitor echoes Intruding into darkness Awareness creeps up like a shy kitten Mewling I feel chest tubes Painlessly weird Opening my eyes I see the nurses’ station So many...
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