*08 Hospital - Hospitality Poem by John Knight

I visited Hospital for a check up on an orthopaedic operation I had a few years ago. This acrostic shows my observations.

H opelessness people straring so blankly

O rthopaedic - brittle bones - broken bones

S miling nurses giving reassurance

P atients - patience - porters - posteriors

In patients - out patients - impatience

T rollies with bodies - scalpels and tea

A nxious wait - X-ray and full body scan

L ets go before they amputate everything!


John Knight - 6 March 2011