Eerie silence + stillness
Patients weary, needing their rest
The machines rumble a low hum while their alarms scream for
no apparent reason.
(I often wonder if maybe the alarms are there solely to keep
the night nurses and techs awake)
(and annoyed)
There is a sacredness to 2 AM in the hospital
You feel the deep sighs of patients trying to heal
Their dreams must revolve around how they will talk their
way to a discharge the next morning.
Freedom to return to their own beds and kitchens and
bathrooms and routines
In the calm of 2 AM in the hospital
The broken healthcare system even seems okay for a moment
I stand at a window, staring out at the darkness beyond.
I ask for strength as eyelids have become heavy.
I give thanks for this moment, 2 AM in the hospital
[Selfish Stanza]
I am soooo tired.
I see that ER room #7 is empty. Would anyone notice if I snuck in
and just laid down for a few?
I wish I were a coffee drinker right now.
Where did I go wrong in life
that here I am at
2 AM in the
hospital?
A bit of insight into the dream that is life. The daytime healer/doctor/teacher etc etc to the guardian of the healing when all else are gone. Full circle my brother. I am in awe.
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Some of the patients' "dreams must revolve around how they will talk their way to" an extra day or two of inpatient care "the next morning", since some seem to get sent home before they're ready, either medically or socially (usually the latter). We sometimes have to send sick people home to make room for the sicker ones. Triage is often merciless. Blessings...JR.
ReplyDeleteUsed to call 2 AM “The Witching Hour”. Time stood still. The pause between activities of the even and the
ReplyDeleteHaving been in hospital for extended periods, I would always interact with the staff in those hours of loneliness between 2 and 4 AM. Great conversations, great company and an opportunity to express gratitude for their service. If you seek Love you will find it, no matter what the time.
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