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If They Summon You
Excuse yourself
Before the trial commences
And your bias is laid bare
And your grief demands
The wrong audience
For you finally
Saw him
As more than the composite
Of his diseased parts
At some messy moment
Nestled neatly between
The medical jargon
Pouring, spilling, leaking
Drowning
The passengers
It once carried
Yet kept afloat
With built-in life vests
And
The sluggish hum
Which you can still hear
With your eyes closed
(That is, in your sleep)
As that faithful monitor
Betrayed the unspoken
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Young, M.C. If They Summon You. J Med Humanit 45, 121–122 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-023-09803-3
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