Ankeet Jethwa

NomenclatureIt tumbles down“Erm, sorry what…”Before I’ve finished Doctors disperseOnto the nextLost amongst wordsI’m left alone Ears resonate“Abnormal growth”Is it cancer?Surely they’d say Or perhaps notA biopsyHello, we’ll seeWhat does it mean? In despair I searchLooking all aroundDrips, nurses, drugsChaotic blur I listen outStill no answersIs this the wayFor a patient Steps echoingHeels strike louderSenses retuneChaos […]

Ward round ends suddenly, gauntlet beckons“I want all scans by 4:30 PM!”Maybe time for a brief caffeine stoppageGravitationally challenged I resistFrantic writings morphing into scribbleRequests entered into whirring machineWas it or was it not an MRI?Mrs Malcolm has a metal implant!It must be the swirling X-rayLike a CT machine my head spins fastMustn’t forget magic