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Hospital Waiting Room
December 30, 2021
Bright
White
Blinding
Could we turn down the lights?
Could we close his blinds?
Ma’am, he can’t push the button
Ma’am, I think he’s missing something
This cord is unconnected
Ma’am, why are you laughing?
Could we help him out?
That is his prescription.
I’m sorry.
Ma’am is he breathing
A few more days and he’ll be leaving
He didn’t make it out alive
Multiple rooms
Ma’am the code matches the sky
Could you please close the blinds?
“Ma’am, I’m so sorry but he died.”
© Sared S., Pompton Plains, NJ
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This poem was inspired by the events of my grandfather passing away.