Emergency Room

Emergency Room  

A Poem by Colton Warr 

Rush her in, get her on the operating table

Get every man, woman, and child, anyone who is able 

She's in very bad condition 

I must give her my all to get her stable 

Hand me my tools, the prayers, love letters, and flowers 

Hand me everything I've done, the countless hours

I have to try and save her without her permission

I have to try, because of love, her heart is now ours

Quiet everyone, let me listen to her heart 

I hear it beating as it tries to tear itself apart 

"No!" I scream and I grab the knife to start the incision

I can't stop now, I've poured my soul into this from the start 

As I open her up I can see the damage 

A carnage that cannot be concealed by some bandage 

Leave it broken or try and fix it, a haunting decision

I told myself there was something left in you to salvage 

An assistant warned, "you could lose apart of yourself" 

I uttered "I know, but she needs my help" 

Little did I gather, I stood no chance

But I could not ignore everything that I had felt 

                             ******

The blood and gore of it all spewed 

A trail of pain left by our feud 

The way you rejected me was rude

You were the only thing I ever wanted to view

Your hands start to twitch and eyes roll back 

I tried, my love, but could never get us on track

And for my efforts all I caught was flak 

Everything you had, but love you lacked 

                            ******

"I'm here" I whisper "I'm right here" 

I hoped that that would remove your fears 

I could see you ending, your chest started to slow

And so, within my eyes, developed a tear

You rejected the love, the medication 

You made yourself numb with your suffocation

You destroyed yourself and took us down too

I just wanted to be your salvation 

I lean back and wipe the sweat from my eyes 

My hand falls to my mouth as I hold it back, I try

The life between us has stopped 

I ask to have the room, simply, to cry 

After they all leave I lean into your expired corpse 

My lips hover over your own "I was completely yours" 

I kiss you, thinking one last breath could do it

Yet, dead our love remains, I couldn't save what I truly adored 

Author's Note

More words to come....

Reviews

[jennifer little]

wow loved the poem said with great passion . great write thanks for sharing with me keep up the good work

[Salar Majak]

so many feelings!
and your style paints the scene perfectly
the pain, trying, failing, rejection, blaming, regret and death!
beautiful

[Alexa Apothic Red]

Wow, I can feel the urgency of this all the way over here... My heart started to race as you were grasping at everything to save this love in panic. The imagery played like a medical drama but the reader gets the undertone of something more hidden that this scene is really explaining. I loved reading it!

[Ardra]

I just wanted to be your salvation .... love that line...i had writte a poem called you are my salvation.... :)

I liked the way you express the pain...the desperation to try save what you can't ..but you still try ....

[Colton Warr]

Thank you very much, Galadriel! I appreciate you giving this a read! I'm glad you could feel the pain and desperation here. Every time I feel I get close to understanding Love, it reminds me just how mysterious and illusive it can be.