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the healthy have hope
by Ava Blu
when I was waiting for the x-ray results, I thought for sure hed tell me one of my lungs was collapsing
surely the inside is being consumed by the outside
nothing more than a little bronchitis,
a little possible pneumonia
and a little trouble breathing
there was a distinct tone in his voice,
the tone implying an unpleasant thought;
perhaps he realized I wouldnt come back in a week
even if I could be dying
and maybe he thought those prescriptions
would be of better use to someone
with reasons to live
consistency in choice of words
allowed him the ability to keep control
I just wanted to scream
SCCCCCRRRRRRRREEEEEEAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!
towards his implications,
his assumptions,
his honesty
but I took the samples
and prescriptions
and the tone
because he was right
I got in the car
thinking Id be ok driving to work
even though I still couldnt breathe
but something was seriously collapsing
it just wasnt the right thing.
01/10/2009 Posted on 01/10/2009
Copyright © 2026 Ava Blu
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Nanette Bellman on 01/10/09 at 05:59 PM i know this feeling all too well. very well written. |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 01/10/09 at 06:00 PM I'm pretty damn floored right now. I've said this before, but this is honestly one of the most fascinating, brutal, powerhouse things you've ever written. |
| Posted by Melissa Panther on 01/10/09 at 06:15 PM Wow, this cuts to the core...I'm hooked. |
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