Outpatient (Triolet, Balladeer's class)

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    This is based on an extremely haunting personal experience. It has taken years before I could find a way to write about these events and exorcise those demons. I was supposed to be awake for the procedure but was assured repeatedly that I would not feel a thing... The procedure ended up failing on all accounts and I was rushed to the emergency room. Other than still having the same problem I initially went in for, everything is much improved now. The repercussions of the botched surgery were short-lived. I still have struggles daily with my condition, but have learned volumes about life in general from experiences such as these.

    Outpatient (Triolet, Balladeer's class)

     It was supposed to be a simple surgery,

    When suddenly my body screamed in anguished cries...

    The numbing agents seemed so powerless to me.

    It was supposed to be a simple surgery.

    My inner scars will be the vivid memories.

    "BP's are dropping, thirty-six and twenty-eight!"

    It was supposed to be a simple surgery,

    When suddenly my body screamed in anguished cries...

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    QueenotheKnight commented on Outpatient (Triolet, Balladeer's class)

    05-20-2010

    Wow~ That's really disturbing and I imagine that it would leave persistent feelings afterward~ Thanks for sharing with us =)
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    simoneaugustus

    05/22/2010

    Thank you for taking the time to read. It was quite an experience.

    ginga commented on Outpatient (Triolet, Balladeer's class)

    05-20-2010

    simone, A revealing and alarming situation written in its few lines gives power and drama to this dynamic poem. ginga
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    simoneaugustus

    05/22/2010

    This is high praise, indeed, coming from you, ginga. Thank you for the beautiful comments.

    Troy commented on Outpatient (Triolet, Balladeer's class)

    05-17-2010

    The Demons are gone and only the mind lingers . lovly poem and i am very glad you shared it
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    simoneaugustus

    05/17/2010

    Thank you so much, Troy!

    Poetry is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality.

    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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