Preparing the body

Posted by Vale I think this lovely poem manages to capture both the humanity and the brisk, professional approach a nurse would take to washing and preparing a body: Instruction Check: water, soap, a folded sheet, a shroud. Close cubicle curtains. Light’s swallowed in hospital green. Our man lies dense with gravity: an arm, his […]

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