Is This Er? Poem by Kolitha Lelwala

Is This Er?

Rating: 5.0


He was staring
I was running
one with fits
Another with renal colic.

Still he stares
Got closed to me
I ignored.

There came a chest pain
Old mom ….
“Son…. I cannot bear this”
Tear dropp shining
Corner of her eye

Still he stares
loathsome eyes follow me
he folded his arms
pressed to his chest
stood at ease in the middle of ER.

A baby brought with high fever
it was 40 degrees
“sponge bath …. Suppository….”
Shouted whilst running to old mom…
“Ooooooops ST Elevations ….
Myocardial Infarction
Call the Cardiologist”


“Doc she’s fibrillating”
God ……. CPR! ! !
Call for help! !
Defibrillator
200 joules
Everybody clear…
Nobody touch
I’m clear..
Shock! ! !
Adrenaline….please..
Continue CPR….

“Sinus rhythm….”
That’s great….

Still he stares…and,
He rushed to me…
Pointed his right index
“Is this emergency? ”
“Yes Sir”
'I came …minutes ago'.
May I know your complain Sir?
I have a sore throat!

I’m sorry sir
This is Emergency Room

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Menaka Liyanage 01 April 2009

Well written! Justifies how worth your service is! Long Life to you doctors!

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Vinod Kumar 21 January 2009

Very Rich review of your Job experience, yes Always there are two type of patients and two typed patients also here it was clearly mentioned, thank you Doctor poet,10++

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