'Bungee Jumping in Intensive Care' by Jacki Donnellan

Deep breath.
Go.
Just down
there, on the left. Go
down
to the end, and then
Come back, please, and put on an apron. Come back,
later
when the doctor’s finished.
But won’t he just
bounce?
Bounce back?


Seventh floor
Relatives room
And hang.
It’s very high up here, isn’t it?
It’s so low down here, isn’t it? Don’t
forget the coffee’s much better downstairs. Down
to the cafe, I’ll pop down and come back
and see.
Come on now,
I’m sure he’ll just
bounce
Bounce back.


Down
to the end
of the Ward. Lovely view! Don’t
forget he can’t answer you, has a tube
down
his throat.
Up.
It’s up again today, I’m afraid.
No, it’s fine! He’ll just
bounce.
Bounce back.


Go.
It’s time to
go. Don’t
cause trouble when I’m gone! I’ll be
back up to see you. Back up
just a little please,
Let the crash trolley through. See you
up there.
No
You’ll see
You’ll see, you’ll
just
bounce

bounce back

bounce

back