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Pulling The Plug (Group 2D-05's Poetry Anthology)

by Darius Chua

in ICU ward 201

a lady stands beside a bed

looking at the man lying in it,still as a stone

she only knew he was alive from the constant beeping of the heart monitor


in ICU ward 201

a doctor walks up to the lady

tells her for the hundredth time

he won’t ever wake up again, head injury from the accident is too severe, just pull the plug now, the usual stuff


in ICU ward 201

the lady stands beside the bed

considering her options again

still holding on to that tiny sliver of hope that he might wake up, that they might resume their life together


in ICU ward 201

the lady stands beside the bed

looking at the man lying in it,still as a stone

maybe he really has no hope left,she thinks

it might be better letting him go


in ICU ward 201

the lady stands beside the bed

usually she tells the doctor to give her a while more

Not today.

mustering up her courage

she nods to the doctor

the plug is pulled.


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