Tuesday, October 21, 2014

At the ER

at the ER
a fleeting connection ...
the screams
of an unseen stranger
echoing mine

—Atlas Poetica, #18, Summer 2014

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7 comments:

  1. Wendy BourkeOctober 21, 2014 at 5:44 PM

    There's nothing like shared pain to create that human connection.

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    1. Wendy BourkeOctober 21, 2014 at 5:45 PM

      And I trust you're feeling better now. Cheers.

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    2. janetldOctober 21, 2014 at 10:13 PM

      Yes, shared pain!
      Thanks, yes, that was 1-1/2 years ago now. :)

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  2. SusanOctober 22, 2014 at 9:50 AM

    powerful poem!

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  3. Jenny Ward AngyalOctober 22, 2014 at 10:03 AM

    Ouch! A powerful statement of how adversity connects people.

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    1. janetldOctober 22, 2014 at 5:06 PM

      thanks, susan and jenny. yes, ouch: the needle went into my fresh laceration (numbing agent). it hurt like the dickens for a moment or two.

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  4. Jennifer WagnerNovember 1, 2014 at 4:39 PM

    Yikes!! I'm glad to read you are better now!

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