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The Inhospitable Hospital

 

If you've ever been

to the torture chamber called a hospital

then you know

that being released is like

being freed from prison

you are finally home among family

and enjoying a meal

that does not taste like cardboard or plastic

and free from the drawing of blood

the midnight awakenings

the constant poking and prodding

the embarrassing gowns which show your posterior  

free from the entanglements of tubes and wires

and the incompetence of people who act like

they would rather be somewhere else

free of doctors who tell you they will

check back on you in the morning

and never show up

who run test after test not to protect you

but insulate themselves from lawsuits

and free from nurses who delight in waking you up

at all hours of the night

to take your blood like vampires

and ask you stupid questions

free from sponge baths

the noise in the hallway

the smell of disease

the omen of death

if you've ever been to a hospital

then you know not to go back

 

die first

that'll teach them.

 

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Heart of Lead

Fri 19th Jul 2019 21:43

To such prison walls may I never be condemned,
I scarce been inside even as a visitor,
May my life be full of every easy mend
I’ll take your advice, and rather die before

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Don Matthews

Fri 19th Jul 2019 15:17

Now dk you've captured my interest
(Was just about to hop into bed)
You have a great habit of doing this you know
Just forgive me if I suddenly go zzzzzzz

Now where was I? Oh yes

I have been in hospital dk
(I fell off a ladder, near dead)
But Caroline the nurse pampered, petted me
She even looked after me in bed

Just joking dk. Thought you'd ask for her next time hey?

I did experience one piece of torture though
This male nurse completely body washed me
Until I regarded myself as a Roman
Being pampered by my slave, did he be

zzzzzzzzz zonk........



d.knape

Fri 19th Jul 2019 15:00

prison or hospital?
which is worse?
I hear prison food
is not bad
but the beds
are lumpy!

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