Category Archives: Medical

Silence by degree

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Rex Tyler

The ward a dismal place of woe Recovering souls lie still Rigged up to contraptions Serviced there’s a chill There’s grief frustration,fear and pain A time honoured stint An army of nurses delivering care Give the love that’s missing there … Continue reading →

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Infection

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Harping back to Infection When the psyche explodes Misrepresentation The role of my odes In distinguishing Fact from profound fiction Where The mind takes a beating And is just left aware. Seeing believing creating Inside Significant miasma Which maybe denied … Continue reading →

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Like the Moon Walk

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Rex Tyler

It took 15 days From arrival until now Confined to a bed Not remembering how Life went on previously Infection the King Had stolen my freedom And all that did bring A series of torturous Journeys to make Trapped in … Continue reading →

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Catheter

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Alone in my bed with a conduit drain Not on my income but really a stain On my bedsheets it’s heat between my legs Makes me feel The bloody things leaking with adequate zeal Abandoned by medics to urinate freely … Continue reading →

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Observational

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Observe the Turtles laboured gait Warranting care at a slower rate A gentle ability A softened stance Clearly no longer song and dance No cause for error Judgement reigns Building character and resultant chains

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Tangled

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Tangled up in pipes and wires The morning ritual enacting fires In the profundity delirious pain Comes to a soul that’s born again The pee line a kind of dangling free Held in check a want to see The ultimate … Continue reading →

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The hoverers

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Rex Tyler

They come with hovering wavering eyes At the vampires beckoning they From the lonely stump on the knotted hill The creed around display An urgency,a willingness A true indignity Just give us some of your precious blood Bottles numbering three … Continue reading →

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