private practice

by jan oskar hansen - Scorpio

Private Practise.



Marble floors and Persian carpets, rich furniture 
In the foyer and pretty women at the reception desk.
Private rooms, French cuisine and a wine bar.

A well groomed man dressed in a blue blazer, grey Slacks, an open necked azure shimmering shirt, brown Sandals and a fake tan, greeted me as a long lost friend.

They had done their best, but I wasn't fooled, sensed
The dread and false jollity; they can't hide the smell of
Fear behind potted plants.

We shook hands again, this time perfunctorily, 
The surgeon looked at his watch and regretted that
A by pass operation wasn't covered by my insurance.

Behind this discreet building a coffin was quickly loaded into a car with tinted windows; death such an untimely thing when it happens at a private hospital.
Birth sign: Scorpio
Date created: 2001-01-15 19:34:10
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:43:22
Poem ID: 59618

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