Complications Poem by Martin O'Neill

Her world softly, silently
Implodes, as the import of
The doctor's words, delivered in
Quietly apologetic tones, echoes
Down the thousand mile
Corridor that has opened
In her breast. Images of
Wedding day dances and
Cinema trips, holidays by
The sea and the time they
Got caught in a cloudburst
While walking in the hills.
A nurse hovers in the
Background, holding a board
For the doctor to sign
As all around, unheard, the hospital
Hums, buzzes and clatters
Unknowing and busy while
She falls forever.