IN ONE DAY.

A YOUNG MAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE ON A LOCKED HOSPITAL WING.

He'd already
slit his wrists
and tried
to hang himself

in the crapper
from the water
pipe system
and now they kept him

in the locked ward
sans belt or laces
and kept him
in sight

of at least
one nurse's sharp eyes
but still he managed
to liberate laces

from some old guy's shoes
while he slept
and had just about
tied one end

of the tied laces
to the pipes
when a nurse
seeing him

through the curtains
raised the alarm
and banged
on the door

and raised
merry hell
but he just set about
his slow task

attempting to put
the narrow noose
about his head
when some big

male nurse
(ape build)
banged open
the door

and pulled him down
sans the laces
and pinned him
to the floor

Benedict smelt
body odour
and cheap aftershave
and still

the ape nurse
held him down

He'd already

slit his wrists

and tried

to hang himself

in the crapper

from the water

pipe system

and now they kept him

in the locked ward

sans belt or laces

and kept him

in sight

of at least

one nurse's sharp eyes

but still he managed

to liberate laces

from some old guy's shoes

while he slept

and had just about

tied one end

of the tied laces

to the pipes

when a nurse

seeing him

through the curtains

raised the alarm

and banged

on the door

and raised

merry hell

but he just set about

his slow task

attempting to put

the narrow noose

about his head

when some big

male nurse

(ape build)

banged open

the door

and pulled him down

sans the laces

and pinned him

to the floor

Benedict smelt

body odour

and cheap aftershave

and still

the ape nurse

held him down

there was that

Beatles' song

on the radio

on the locked ward

HELP

I need somebody

the nurse joined in

the chorus line

Benedict caught sight

unwittingly

of the female nurse's

pale pink panties

as she moved

on over to help

and her perfume

was better

and has she

pressed down

nearer

to give aid

he closed his eyes

gentlemanly

so as not to view

the cleavage

coming his way

can’t have

too much excitement

(he mused darkly)

in one suicide

attempting day.

there was that
Beatles' song

on the radio
on the locked ward
HELP
I need somebody

the nurse joined in
the chorus line
Benedict caught sight
unwittingly

of the female nurse's
pale pink panties
as she moved
on over to help

and her perfume
was better
and has she
pressed down

nearer
to give aid
he closed his eyes
gentlemanly

so as not to view
the cleavage
coming his way
can’t have

too much excitement
(he mused darkly)
in one suicide
attempting day.