Cleaning the inside of ambulances,

£5.90 an hour,

four till midnight.

White vehicle lit up in the darkness.

Blood, puke,

shit, piss,

mucus,

tissue, gunk, juice,

some other fluids,

not yet known to me,

but human matter,

splattered and sprayed wildly,

sticky under foot,

mesmerising…

What a mess.

So we scrub and mop and wipe,

clean and disinfect,

thinking of perfect hygiene.

But that feeling and mood

still thick in the air:

pain, agony, hurt,

death too perhaps.

But just cleaning ambulances

in the night,

peace and quiet

and all the madness you could want.

£5.90 an hour.