Christine hated Saturdays
on the locked ward
the day her fiancé
jilted her at the altar
the ***** music playing
in the background
the flowers
the aisle carpeted
with that pattern
she will always remember
and as you saw her
across the way
looking out the window
you saw Eric the day kid
who was brought in
while his mother worked
was aggravating her
was poking her
in the back
and you saw red
and went and pushed him away
and that brought the male nurses over
and they stood between you both
and Eric glared at you
and the big nurse said
what’s going on here?
and Eric said
it’s him he pushed me
and Christine said
Eric was poking me
and Benedict was just
keeping him away
well calm down now
the fat nurse said
keep it cool
and so you and Christine
walked to another window
and peered out
at the snow
and she said
the creep
as if we haven’t enough
to cope with without
that creep aggravating us
but thanks anyway
for keeping him away
and you said
that’s ok
he gets to me too
I’ll bop him
one of these days
when the nurses
aren’t looking
and she smiled
and said
let me know when
I wouldn’t want
to miss that
and you looked out
at the falling snow
that was settling
on the fields
and tree tops
and far off
you saw a tractor
moving over the ground
and seagulls were following behind
and she said
quite picturesque isn’t it?
Yes
you said
kind of Christmas cardy
yes
she said
taking your hand
I wonder if we’ll be
out of here before then?
and you felt kind of numb
as if maybe the whole world
had gone black
and the snow fell
and you squeezed
her hand sensing
the warm flesh
and her thumb rubbed
against yours
and behind you
the unlocking
and locking
of doors.
Oct 26, 2012
Oct 26, 2012 at 2:57 AM UTC
Christine hated Saturdays
on the locked ward
the day her fiancé
jilted her at the altar
the ***** music playing
in the background
the flowers
the aisle carpeted
with that pattern
she will always remember
and as you saw her
across the way
looking out the window
you saw Eric the day kid
who was brought in
while his mother worked
was aggravating her
was poking her
in the back
and you saw red
and went and pushed him away
and that brought the male nurses over
and they stood between you both
and Eric glared at you
and the big nurse said
what’s going on here?
and Eric said
it’s him he pushed me
and Christine said
Eric was poking me
and Benedict was just
keeping him away
well calm down now
the fat nurse said
keep it cool
and so you and Christine
walked to another window
and peered out
at the snow
and she said
the creep
as if we haven’t enough
to cope with without
that creep aggravating us
but thanks anyway
for keeping him away
and you said
that’s ok
he gets to me too
I’ll bop him
one of these days
when the nurses
aren’t looking
and she smiled
and said
let me know when
I wouldn’t want
to miss that
and you looked out
at the falling snow
that was settling
on the fields
and tree tops
and far off
you saw a tractor
moving over the ground
and seagulls were following behind
and she said
quite picturesque isn’t it?
Yes
you said
kind of Christmas cardy
yes
she said
taking your hand
I wonder if we’ll be
out of here before then?
and you felt kind of numb
as if maybe the whole world
had gone black
and the snow fell
and you squeezed
her hand sensing
the warm flesh
and her thumb rubbed
against yours
and behind you
the unlocking
and locking
of doors.
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