Doors swing open as action blows its way
Into bright emergency rooms, tornado-ing
Through groups of nurses swapping notes.
‘Heart rate 120, patient unconscious’
Shouts the paramedic, while the wheels
Are screaming on the polished floor.
‘You’re safe now’ a doctor whispers
In her flower ear. But she can see the light
That filters from the ceiling tiles,
And she knows as havoc floods away,
A gentle peace will come her way.
TV doesn’t like an ending like this one
But who’s to stop this little girl
From gently slipping out this way?
Margot Kinberg
This is powerful, Rachel. You really capture the suspense and tension in the emergency ward! And I especially like the way you have more than one perspective here. Really effective!!
patientandkindlove
I’m addicted to New Amsterdam at the moment. And I remember loving ER when I was a teenager. It made me want to be a doctor, but now I feel faint every time I go into a hospital so that would have never really worked!