Pain. Ambiguous answers,
better now. Now dying.
Maybe burping, maybe fear,
maybe needing attention.
Late night. Hospital?
Wait. Hospital. Surgery
in hours that only happen
in the p.m. but now
through endless night.
Food. What is it you eat
when you’ve been awake
around the clock?
Freebies brought by nurse?
Not enough. One is too much.
A case, too little.
Vending machines?
Black coffee. None of it…
except the coffee.
Back, then home again,
another meal. Breakfast?
How can you help?
Eating over it doesn’t help.
Abstinence is thinking straight.
Abstinence is not a food plan
but the best you can do
living in faith, dealing with fear,
solving it…not with food.