Doctoring broken hearts –
my own legacy a training ground –
like an anesthesiologist
I keep the patient breathing,
asleep – muted by kindness,
unconscious and unable to react.
Why?
Because lulling others is more
effective than operating on self –
faux obligations such a balm
Administer lidocaine to the wounds
Numbness preferable to open-hearted
investigation…
no sutures strong enough
to remedy internal bleeding
(Art my own)