Hi everyone,
What Were You Thinking?
What were you thinking
When the dawn broke
And I called your name,
And you saw me,
Looking down?
What were you thinking
When I peeled back your Johnny
And exposed your swollen belly,
And tapped and pressed
And asked if it hurt?
What were you thinking
When I said a mass,
On the MRI,
Explained your jaundice
And weight loss?
What were you thinking
When I asked, “any questions?”
And you shook your head,
Eyes glistening,
Gaze averted?
What were you thinking
When you looked outside
At the gulls and starlings,
Alighting above the rooftops
Into the cloudless sky?
What were you thinking
When I turned away,
And wiped my hands
And said I’d return,
And shut the door?
What you were thinking
When the team said “cancer”
Outside your room
And how sorry we felt,
For you?
And what were you thinking
As you lay there,
Hands on your belly,
Waiting, waiting, waiting,
In silence?
Mark