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critical condition 
an array 
of twisted tubing and leads 
from liquid filled bags 
and machines 
your face 
white as the linens, 
critical 
as i hold your trembling hand 
consider your condition and 
wonder will you ever again 
come home, 
your body tries to quit 
in your ear i gently whisper 
fight, 
in my head 
i scream it 
 
©tlp 2010 
 
My husband has been in the ICU unit since Thursday and they were uncertain if he would survive. The plan is to move him, sometime today to a regular room. He ate solid food for the first time since Monday (not much, but...)