The poet attempted an attribution,
in thought of love and praise
to the long and winding ways
of Medicine, but
addressing specifics — shivers
that arose without thought
like withdrawal
from nicotine sticks
or Absinthe – wormwood juice
lacked adhesion like old glue
left in limbo — only to portray
the poet a fool / addicted / frail;
addressing specifics — blurred vision
a general cause of concern &
the Cause of Concern for the poet
finding the general principles of sight
a bonus at their specific point in time:
the junction where tarmac ends
and gravel paths bind the journey’s end, blindness
avoided
— for now
by Dr Marvell and their
marvellous medical methods
aided by sharp surgical tools
making the cut
the ultrasound appliance
dissolving the opaque …
a silvery vacuum vortex
sucking up the dust
water
water
lots of water poured over the naked
unawares of what to come
unprotected
and by force held ajar
naked
unprotected
eye — the recipient
of the mint crystalline lens;
but the poet failed
to convey
in thought of love and praise
to the long and winding ways
of Medicine
as a single persistent utterance
interrupted
again and
again:
What if — it happens again.