Someone is shaking me awake
my groggy eyes look down the bed
sometime in the night they moved
my bed to
somewhere in Cambodia
this tiny woman wants to take my vitals
blood pressure, temperature,
O2 saturation.
I rebuild my confidence in the day
oh yeah, Santa Cruz
and pain
she straightens my covers
“what’s this” she asks
then she pulls a full urine bottle
from between my legs
slept all night with that there
“didn’t spill a drop” she says, with a smile, as if it was
most normal thing
in the world.
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