Poetry: ‘hospital suite’

From hospital suite

One

no matter
how

the oak ward
is word-less

the light buzz
of a garden

through terminal
windows

without logos

_    rationalise

brother
at rest

_    through doors
_    down corridors

_    the sheen of
_    sterile floors

feet walking away

 

Two

angel
_    blue light

so
_    far

angel
_    night-blue

giro-phar
_    your star

is

a light
_    lightly here

a light thing
_    to bear –

a way

 

Three

man seeks terminal
illness for

brief but
arduous journey

_    must like people
_    must have own transport
_    staying power
_    clean license

Damien Lennon was Cassandra Voices Musician of the Month in July, 2020.

Feature Image: Daniele Idini