Visiting at the Hospital

I stepped out of the elevator

And reading the hieroglyphs

To know where I am going

At the nurses’ station

I identified myself as a visitor

And then. went to her room

With the fear of not finding her alive

Pinning against my back

I found her still sleeping

With a variety of breakfast foods

Not consumed

I whispered her name until she wakes

We stared at each other

With a silence thick of uncertainty

I asked her does she remember me

“Of course, I do” she repiled “Why would I forget my children?”

I teared up answering with I love you

She repeated: I love you too, Lee-Ann

I told her to eat so she can come home

But she fell asleep

I tried to tell the adventure we had the other day

But it was no use; she dozed off for the second time

I checked my watch; five minutes to go

I kissed her good-bye

Hoping it will not be the last.

 

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