Confusion

Hospitals can be confusing. Especially when you don't know how you got there, and are very, very drunkm

I woke up in sterility
Surrounded by a kaleidoscope
Of turquoise and green
A whirling pool of concern
And me
Confused
In the epicentre
Watching projected faces circle me
The animation juddering and blurring
Like an old spinning drum
Lit by painful bulbs
       (wasn't I dancing before?)
       (what happened to my clothes?)
    
"What happened to you??"
A good question
My brain shuffled through a deck of options
Trying to pick the right one
But there are no Kings or Jacks here
Nothing I could draw on
                          My lips had moved without request
Grinning ear to ear
"I think I got run over!"
I watched as I lay there, drunk, lighthearted
And broken.

Somebody mentioned a scan
I became uncomfortably conscious
Of how numb I was
A brutal cocktail
Alcohol
Painkillers
Shock
A dash of confusion
Left me twisted
As I was wheeled in to
The machines maw

"You can rest now
We'll wake you in the morning."
I made some joke about pyjamas.

Reviews

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Hey you woke up so quit complaining!
I am guessing your ankle was kaput in this incident?
Another flowing and expressive piece of free verse. Using everyday scenarios has such a powerful effect especially when you choose the words so sparingly and to great effect.

[Onlyme]

I often wondered how someone so drunk could end up in hospital. Wow, that is so wicked that someone would do that to another. And in reality, it does happen. And to them its a bit of fun.When they could so easily have killed someone. Or even raped them. This world is so fucked up at times. Good poem though Patrick. Makes you stop and think.