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Steve Page
Poems
Apr 2022
Micro Surgery Ward
My life, at this stage,
had worn paper thin
- clipped to a board, hung
at my feet, open to review
with scant reference
to the source material.
My body had been fragmented,
parts selected and cut -
the changes tracked
for future reference.
And there were end notes
(if you were interested).
I was saved for later.
Thanks to poet Tamar Yoseloff who prompted the imagery - see her collection: The Black Place.
#health
#nhs
#surgery
Written by
Steve Page
61/M/London, U.K.
(61/M/London, U.K.)
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