Today I thought I 'd try a poem about a medical waiting room. We were the lucky ones, our appointment was on time, but most others were waiting for hours. Thankful I grabbed a book as we raced out the door to head to the appointment.
Waiting Room
Waiting Room
I am the encourager
Not the patient
Must wait
In waiting
Room
Appointment at 2pm
Report at 1:30pm
Time is d
Not the patient
Only to find that
I can
NOT
come back
with my patient
NOT
come back
with my patient
Must wait
In waiting
Room
comfortable chairs
no one talking
open book
close eyes
doze lightly
only to be
Jumped out
of trance
by
Patients waiting
All
Too
Patients waiting
All
Too
l o n g
Appointment at 2pm
Report at 1:30pm
Time is d
r
a
g
g
i
n
g
to 4pm
Patients out of
patience
they wait
in waiting
room
slowly called one
by
one
PSI CAT or
CT
fasting for hours
tired
exhausted
FEARFUL
Patients out of
patience
voices raised
faces drained
no more smiles
only polite
we are doing
our best
they wait
in waiting
room
slowly called one
by
one
PSI CAT or
CT
I am only
The daughter
waiting nervously
The daughter
waiting nervously
"Patients out of
ReplyDeletepatience" certainly captures the feelings of being in a waiting room. Your slice expresses this experience well.
Could really relate to this part of your poem
ReplyDelete"Patients out of
patience
voices raised
faces drained".
Been there...but I'm not complaining. Like you, I take a book.
Why is it that waiting in the waiting room always seems to be forever. Why are we called "patients"? I can truly feel your anxieties in waiting. Great poem and lots of feelings.
ReplyDeleteWhat grabbed me..."I am only the daughter waiting nervously"- I guess because I have been the waiting daughter many times, too. Thanks for capturing the experience with words! I'll think of them when i'm in the waiting room next time.
ReplyDeleteWaiting rooms are my least favorite places. Hopefully the person you took is alright.
ReplyDeleteI'll take this poem with me in my heart to Colorado in a couple of weeks.
ReplyDeleteLove the way you captured your ideas inside the shape of the poem.