due at the hospital by eleven

well
today
a drug
a cut
some work on the heart

I guess it’s okay
except for risk
and then
I’m claustrophobic
maybe the drug will keep me
under

and relax me somehow on either
side of things

right now
I worry over the phobia
more
than the other parts of this

in a few
hours
either way the immediate things should
be done with recovery
to face
which I guess will be a big bandage
on my chest
and
wincing while I get
my freedom back

I’m drafting in the time I have
hmm
I hadn’t thought of typing after
everything

I’ll
let you know
or won’t be able to

c l couch


photo by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography on Unsplash
“dedication of our Hospital personnel”
South Africa