Ticker

The familiar and faithful lub-dup

Resonating somewhere in, even inner.

Unheard, unless in terror

It leaps up in your mouth.

The familiar and faithful lub-dup

So reassuring to hear

When you press your ear

Against the chests of those you love.

The familiar and faithful lub-dup

Plodding along for twice as long

As any other mammal's; so strong

Unless you treat its arteries like drains.

The familiar and faithful lub-dup

Converted to shrills beeps.

In the corridor, someone weeps

And others prowl and pounce on doctors.

2011-09-08 (G+)