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Escape

Through a mist of whirlpools, she surfaced.

No understanding would come.

In such unfamiliar surroundings,

From equipment nearby, a slight hum.

No recollection of occurrences,

Why she was in a hospital bed,

Who the man was that called her “hun”,

Just a jumble of nothing in her head.

 

Told that she had been in a coma,

An accident, some kind of a scrape,

Uncomprehending of anything around,

She shut her eyes to escape.

For the rest of the day she hovered.

How could she be this man’s wife?

Amnesia had always been just a word,

Now she remembered none of her life.

 

Oblivion beckoned, sleep brought relief,

An escape from a continuous void.

One day the fearful truth may return,

That her subconscious wished to avoid.

A memory too shocking to deal with,

Blocked for the sake of her health.

The horror that had led to her accident,

Even worse than the collision itself.

 

Then she may learn that amnesia

Had cocooned her into some kind of shape,

Enabled her to forestall the tragedy,

And in itself this had been her escape. 

Escape

◄ Not For Us

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Isobel

Sun 5th Jun 2011 12:26

Ooooo - I think her husband tried to do her in... tis to be hoped she remembered soon enough to escape the second attempt!

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Elaine Booth

Sat 4th Jun 2011 14:30

Very well put, Lynn. Very wise tone and feel to this. Gave me pause for thought - what a tale! X

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Lynn Dye

Wed 11th May 2011 22:09

Thank you peeps :-))

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Dave Carr

Tue 10th May 2011 21:49

Good poem Lynn. I can relate to this. I have a void (just a few seconds missing ) best not to think about. I like the concept that the body knows best.

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Andy N

Tue 10th May 2011 08:18

good stuff, lynn.. very well told.. x

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alisonsmiles68@gmail.com

Mon 9th May 2011 11:34

I liked this and the questions it raised and carefully didn't quite answer!

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