In a hospital

Enter a hospital and a cacophony
of sounds assails,
From a nurse’s quick ‘sh’ to a newborn
baby’s wail.

Brr - is when a new mum lies cold in the
operating room and also of a dentist’s drill,

Pit-a-pat of the heart when a doctor takes
your pulse and the rain on the window sill,

Tick tock is heard from the clock in the hall
and the strident stiletto heels of a visitor,

Whee - the sound of the ambulance siren and a
young girl when discharged by her doctor,

Aah - say the proud grandparents at babe’s wide
yawn and you at the prick of the needle,

Aargh - dad jerks in revulsion as he changes dirty
diapers and so do I at the bill from the hospital,
 
Wheeze - is the chain-smoker’s regret, an asthmatic’s
breath and an overloaded hydraulic machine,

Hmm, the doctor looks distracted at a patient’s chart,
and that's my relieved sigh as I leave with a grin.



Image: Naypong / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

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