Emergency
Look, I know what happened
Here. It’s summer. Remember,
How we freeze in winter? Well,
In summer, it’s too hot.
She collapsed. She hit her head.
She feels light headed, her vision
Drifting like a cloud. Someone,
The teacher maybe, asks her
A question. No, she says,
She’s fine. No, no water,
She says. Someone helps
Her to sit. She collapses,
Hits her head. No, she says,
I’m fine, don’t call my husband.
They come, the EMTs, ten
Or a dozen, no one counts
As they beehive around
The still form, taking vitals,
Setting up a stretcher.
Three fire engines wait
Outside the door. They
Rush her to the hospital.
We all wonder what
Happened.
C.J. Prince
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