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Sport 38: Winter 2010

Night Light

Night Light

the ghosts of former patients
wander the oncology wards by night

they are sure of their way
they know each lino tile, each drip stand,
each stiff enclosing curtain

they audit the peaks of the temperature charts
they are amused by the notes of the medical staff

they wish prescribers accuracy and effectiveness
they observe the lists, they examine the lockers

the voices sounding from the TV
remind them how alone they were, how lonely

before they leave
they wash their hands