It was 0440 when a Nursing Tech came barging into my quarters to take a blood sugar, scaring the poop/crap/shit out of me! This just happened to be one of those forty-five minute sleep night and morning.
There was a steady beep, beep, beep that WAS not coming from within, but from the out side of my skull and hearing...
...it was the I.V. monitor doing it's job by alerting whom, I'm not sure, of the lack of medicine going through this tubing.
Across the hall from where I prayed - Buddhist Folk's were listening to Churchical Chant's for Buddha. Honoring their Elder. The sounds of the music and repetitive chants sounded like the ones I've heard from India, Jamacia, Japan, Africa, and the Indian within my veins. Soothingly Soulful.
I could see through my window that the rains had come with plenty wind. I could not determine from which direction, but I suspect it was from the North, by the torn American Flag hanging and flying out the doors. Rain collecting on the roof top of the first floor.
There was one particular patient who touched my Inner Sanctuary by calling over and over again, Ma? Ma? Mommy? Ma? Oh, how this made my heart heavy, as I have had my Mom so much in mind the past few day's.
The little lady next door who had cursed at me earlier, (bless her heart), was giving the Nursing Staff pure hell, as she was not having any of this this morning. Combative is putting this lightly. She gave her all!
The 19th of October, was the 92 Anniversary of my Grandmother's Birth, and I was unable to celebrate with her.
Recollections of 0440, the 19th October 2011.
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