by Christian Ward
The consultant called me
rain man because I conjured
downpours every time
my medication was due.
Flooded the CCU enough
times to warrant building
a miniature ark from sky-blue
blankets and crash mats
still carrying the weight
of other patient’s pain.
I loved making an island
of the hospital bed,
watching everything brought
to me by currents of Dettol,
every mop growling like a dog
distracted from its underworld.
© Christian Ward
Christian Ward is a UK-based poet with recent work in Acumen, Dreich, Dream Catcher, Dodging the Rain and Canary.
Find out more on Instagram @fighting_cancer_with_poetry.
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