An operation from the patient’s POV, inspired by the first (of several!) knee ops. I published this last year in a chapbook called Policies & Procedures.

medial cartilage

first sedation
then the back of hand jab
backward counting
metal in the mouth
like sucking washers
or oysters with reisling
classical music as doctor &
anaesthetist
discuss a new bose sound system in the
white room

you wake elsewhere
armchaired with waiting cup of tea
wondering how they spent the two hours
you lost




© rob walker, 2016

Policies & Procedures
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