Mar 2018
is how long
it took the
paramedics
the whole while
we breathed into
you
pumping your still
chest, counting
beats
we brought you
back for a
moment
our eyes met
you gave us
permission
to let you
go but we’re
stubborn
and never stopped
breathing, compressions
counting
pupils dilated, stained
bed and us
failures
[Note: This poem was originally published by Cadence Collective: https://cadencecollective.net/2014/11/01/fourteen-minutes/-]
it took the
paramedics
the whole while
we breathed into
you
pumping your still
chest, counting
beats
we brought you
back for a
moment
our eyes met
you gave us
permission
to let you
go but we’re
stubborn
and never stopped
breathing, compressions
counting
pupils dilated, stained
bed and us
failures
[Note: This poem was originally published by Cadence Collective: https://cadencecollective.net/2014/11/01/fourteen-minutes/-]
© BC Jaime 2014 || IG: @B.C.Jaime
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