Friday, August 1, 2025

New Poem: CHEMOTHERAPY

 lay back in the chair

 with the picc line connected

 first the hydration 

 then the anti-nausea med

 after that the preparation 

 for the following week’s hospital stay 

 *

 the above interrupted partway through 

 for prepared lunch:

 sandwich chips peaches in syrup plus cookie

 >

 see the other patients in the room

 the one next to me wants to live

 his regular life in spite of the fatigue

 hoping he’ll have extra years 

 from his time in the chair

 connected to bags of liquid 

 which empty in thirty minutes 

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