“Our interest in death and illness is nothing but a way of expressing an interest in life” Thomas Mann – my poem below is written from a medical perspective – every life matters and has value
air goes in and out
blood goes round and round
that says the medic
keeps you alive
in sickness and death
illness and injury
not all goes as it should
this is well noted
blood and guts
sickness and death
that last …..
potential breath
affirms our quest
intimacy with death
fuels our passion
in life in its abundance
ours
and yours …
the next patient?
© 2017 / 2019 michael d emmerich
