The plump nurse
called my name
and I followed her
to the Xray room.
Take off your jacket
she said .
I took off my jacket
and placed it over
a plastic chair.
Have you a pacemaker
or medallion
around your neck.
I said I had neither.
Can you take off
your shirt please
she said.
I removed the shirt.
Lay on the couch
on your back she said.
I eased myself
onto the couch
and lay on my back.
Lie still please
she said.
I lay still.
She walked into
a screened off area
and did whatever she did
and a light came and went.
She was behind
the screened off area.
I was there alone
just the Xray and me.
Ok you can go
sit outside while
I check the film.
I dressed
and sat outside.
The waiting room
was packed and hot.
After a few minutes
she said
you can go
all is fine.
I got up and walked out
having been x rayed
by a plump nurse
On a hot day
in late May.
Jul 16, 2017
Jul 16, 2017 at 2:45 PM UTC
The plump nurse
called my name
and I followed her
to the Xray room.
Take off your jacket
she said .
I took off my jacket
and placed it over
a plastic chair.
Have you a pacemaker
or medallion
around your neck.
I said I had neither.
Can you take off
your shirt please
she said.
I removed the shirt.
Lay on the couch
on your back she said.
I eased myself
onto the couch
and lay on my back.
Lie still please
she said.
I lay still.
She walked into
a screened off area
and did whatever she did
and a light came and went.
She was behind
the screened off area.
I was there alone
just the Xray and me.
Ok you can go
sit outside while
I check the film.
I dressed
and sat outside.
The waiting room
was packed and hot.
After a few minutes
she said
you can go
all is fine.
I got up and walked out
having been x rayed
by a plump nurse
On a hot day
in late May.
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