the intubation
the IV
the central line
the catheter
the protracted
protocols
all placed
in fiendish
anticipation
call her sons
they warned
her family
her friends
get them here,
sooner
than later
I’m told I
un-intubated myself
quelled their precious
protocol
so they put
a morphine pump
in my left palm
I remember you
stayed awake
all night
to wake me
when it was time
to squeeze
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