Tuesday, April 2, 2024

New Poem GUESTS IN THE HOUSE


fell and couldn’t get up

crawled past the bewildered cats

finally found the cellphone, dialed 911

kept on hold, then gave information 

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somehow opened the patio door

slow crawl to the garage

somehow opened the electric door

then reverse crawl from patio to den

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a few minutes later, paramedics arrive

one of them says, mute the Dodger game on TV

another sees the books by my chair and asks

do you ever go outside?

I say yes, when the medicines and groceries run out

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vitals checked, prescriptions recorded

lifted to my feet, not without further knee pain

decline a ride to the emergency room

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by myself again 

should buy a cane and a walker

though I dread reduced mobility 

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bruises, but no breaks or fractures 

time to turn off the mute button 

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