Not So Blue.....
NOT SO BLUE I know you not I know not your face. But I know your thoughts, With anxiety, ablaze. I haven't met your eyes Yet I see the crab creep Through the mist and shadows Of your panic stricken sleep!! It sweeps across you and me As an unexpected typhoon. An urgent omental biopsy On a Saturday afternoon. Your symptoms and tests say, It's less likely to be benign. O'er the weekend I ponder How close is your age to mine! It's Monday, I've to see the tumor And aptly classify. I pick the slide from the tray Even before the DPX* could dry. Wow, it's a sea of pink Hardly do I see any blue!!! These are granulomas With a deep sigh, I construe! I know you not I know not your face. But I've got you a news That you'll happily embrace. Through the barrels of light I catch a loving glance Of your sweet smile unfurl So much like Langhans**. For readers who are not Pathologists: *DPX- co