As I open my eyes
unaware of the position
where another body lies
I am greeted with gasps of joy
so I am hugged and am lured
into the excitement like a koi.

I look to my left and I see a young boy
sleeping peacefully alone
I see his chest slowly rise
I look to my right and I see an older girl
she isn’t alone
surrounded by the people she used to love
who were crying in pain and holding her
I wonder if her chest would never rise

I am presented with a sloppy kiss
from my Aunt Joe
that girl got a kiss
but it was sodden from tears
I wonder if it was her Aunt who kissed her

The machines I have make a steady
repeating – Beep… Beep – in time to my heart
The machines she had didn’t make any noise
I wonder why her’s didn’t go in time with her heart

There is overlapping noise from every direction
Closer to me, people talk
about how grateful they are to see me again
I wonder if they talked
about how grateful they were
to have seen her one last time