This Poem was Submitted By: Beth A Rogers On Date: 2002-01-21 12:30:18 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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Behind the Firewall

Room #1   J.M. 33yr/male   50% 3rd degree burns   charred carnage from waist down   Filling truck with gas   Car jumped curb pinning him   Explosions occurred   Driver under age, intoxicated   No license   Loss of both legs   May not survive my shift   Room #2   T.L 25yr/female   25% 2nd degree electrical burns   multiple areas involved   Helping husband with TV antenna   Hit high voltage wire   Husband killed outright   Children in room   2yr daughter clingy 4yr son clutching corner wrapped up in images on TV   Condition guarded   Room #3   M.T. 38yr/male   20% 2nd degree burns   smoke inhalation   House fire   Attempted to save children   Overcome on third attempt   One child dead, pt. unaware  Maintain constant IV sedation   Condition critical   Room #7   L.W. 14day/female   20% 3rd degree burns   Involving feet, abdomen, hands   Burns of unknown origin   Suspect child placed in microwave   Condition serious  ~~~~~~   Shadowed by a pillar, a wail   smothered with a deep breath,   I step from behind the fire wall   to touch their wounds. 

Copyright © January 2002 Beth A Rogers

Additional Notes:
Published in 'Poetic License Poetry Journal'--2000


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