4.

It's 11am on a Tuesday

Have you taken all the meds I'm supposed to give you?

Are any helping the pain?

Nothing really works that well

I already know your sleep was disrupted

By pain, discomfort, uneasiness

What can I try and make you today?

Only one smoothie is tolerable

I pray you will be able to keep it down

I worry about your weight

It's 11am on a Tuesday

And I run through the week's appointments

Organize all my notes of things to bring up with the doctors

I wish there was more I could do

I feel like I'm watching you disappear in slow motion

11 am on a Tuesday

And I know what I need to do that day

Refill prescriptions, schedule your procedures,

And make sure you know how much I love you