Telemetry
I hear the thump and hiss
of the ventilator.
I see the wavy QRS complex on
the monitor.
I see you lying so still, a living
organism kept alive by machines.
I know you are gone, but I
have trouble letting go.
I know your living will
says no support.
My will says I want you
still with me.
I see the doctor look at you
then at me.
I see his sad eyes reflect my
feelings.
I know he has watched this scene
play out many times before.
I watch him shake his head from
side to side.
I look at the nurse, she
looks away.
I take your hand one last time
and ask for forgiveness.
I nod and the nurse
pulls the plug.
The wavy lines go flat and
the ventilator goes silent.
Quarrelsome Questions
quickly quirky quips
quash quandaries quietly
quells querulous qualms
Right Results
rapid repartee
repress rhetorical rants
ribs rabble - rousers
Sweet Success
swiftly satires skill
silences sophistries spin
stuns subversive scorn
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