Hospital For Keith Oxen Poem by Kevin Rottweiler

it was a scary night
of bloodclot and thinners
taken away by ambulance
away from familiar places
but taken to smiling faces
of credentials
doctors and nurses
and helpers
and is working out
and we scream and shout
that keith the oxen
is recovering
is recuperating
from a scary blood clot
and it is not
scary anymore
the oxen
a strong but
well built animal
like a Pit Bull
yoked to work
helping weak people
and being around
the church steeple
a scary night
of bloodclots and thinners
and we are now winners
don't be afraid
people
hold onto a church steeple
and it has nothing
to do with denomination
it is about
saving grace