secret shadow, latent lump, abnormal level...what ho! needle, not so slender as you’d hope, still it's but a prick, but no-- --no, it’s not the pain that makes his eyes avert-- as blood, his blood, spurts up the slope of the pristine, glassine tube with each detectable pulse of the lubdub heart
what news is borne on each deceitful molecule, telltale platelet, tattle telling corpuscle, what feckless hemoglobin stewing-- in cellular conspiracy, protein revolution, underneath these skins, brewing--
pulse--quickens--blood--thickens--
--what organic mutiny, drumhead jury-- lifedeath sentence, summary execution-- is in store--for him today?
Having worked in the medical field, I can appreciate what the patient feels in your words. Having been the patient, I appreciate them even more. I like this!
Frightening piece of writing. Painful and fascinating. Difficult to put words on such organic experiences, which is what makes it surprising. And cold. Beautiful word choices, clinically striking.
There are blood tests---and blood tests. Mine are routine, monthly checks to monitor coagulation. The type that you write about with fear of impending doom are so "other than routine." The little vial holds the prophecy of his future. Apprehension reigns.
Connie
Reviewed by Diana Legun (Reader)
Reviewed on April 9, 2012
Oh my vision here. Fear. You have painted the pallet of fear. Great power punch in adjectives of 'deceitful' molecule and 'tattle' telling corpuscles. It highlights with bright yellow marker the 'too up close and personal' we've gotten with our megamicro analytics that can most often create more havoc than we began with. Sorry, I have a thing about white coats. I enjoy your word "glassine". ~~ Diana
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