January 24th: E.R. Trauma-Nurse Notes:
Stillbirth, Beating, Drowning, Suicide
The heart’s in the right place I know
when they tell us not to look (to not
look?) look away at something else out
the window if there’s a window at
the crow if there’s a crow don’t ask
to see or peak it’s best for other eyes
eyes that just before you went into labor
saw a woman cut and kicked and bleeding
anus vagina mouth especially or the blue
drowned boy who couldn’t be bilged
but his chest was caved in for his father
trying don’t look look away look at the tray
a half full glass of water or plastic coffee
urn ok don’t call it an urn call it a carafe
yes after all this is done we’ll have a cup darling
don’t look your baby didn’t make it some
how something someone pulled the placenta
over his face oh sweet sweet boy he’s
perfect you have to see you have to look
so clean so baby powder perfect you have
to see hold him hold him see him as long
as you need I have another emergency
girl twenty three swinging from a beam
no don’t see that see your baby boy perfect
I’ll be back to see to him afterwards
you'll see
you'll see
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