Reconnecting
Back to the buzzing, beeping marasmus
of cold hospitals and medical staff
inquiring of my privacy.
Back to the serpentine display of wires
and stents, catheters, oxygen masks,
as I lie above ground, a root system
upended and drained then rehydrated.
Open your eyes to a homecoming
you didn’t quite wish for.
Nurses and aides chatter and hover
Around me mimicking salvation.
Routinely and professionally starched.
The saline drips hydration back
into my body until
I am as plump as a tomate,
red with anger and irreverence.
Family look at me, hopeful for recognition,
and pray chains around me, keeping
Me bound to this world and their lives.