a near miss

when I was

younger I almost

died

the show was great
big circus dull a lot of us

i didn't remember

tragedies
lull, you

if you forget to, squeeze

sit in a hospital bed
get the wrong diagnosis
from a nurse in training

and have them
drain the
life from you

handiwork of
tubes and cockpit lights
mimicry of organs
used to paint the skin pale

people too,
change color
when dying

and houses
when dead