ER

Last night I drove to the ER,

In pain and so alone…

Every symptom pointed to,

Passing a Kidney stone.

The pain levels, an “Irregular,

Charting from one to ten”,

The next day, a roller coaster,

Was chaotic, but no pain again.

Scared, yet I was laughing,

Escaping to a higher plain…

I learned life can turn on a dime.

Sepsis put me In danger again.

Three days in the hospital,

Became an uncharted trip…

I came home from the netherworld.

Tethered to an antibiotic drip…

One day before planned surgery,

I passed the tiniest stone…

Sixteen thousand dollars,

Paid for my ticket home.