Hospital Vespers

Doctors play your dosage like a card trick Scrabbled down the hallways yelling "Yatzee" I brought books on Harper in the Arctic Something called "The Politics of Lonely" A toothbrush and Quick Pick with THE plus You tried not to roll your sunken eyes And said "Hey can you help me? I can't reach it" Pointed to the camera in the ceiling I climbed up, blocked it so they couldn't see Turned to find you out of bed and kneeling Before the nurses came took you away I stood there on a chair and watched you pray