8.30am to 9.30 am - Russells Hall Hospital
It’s a city of busyness
wide corridors
shrink in the rush.
The cafe is busy
serving hot drinks
and breakfast.
The till operative
manages the queue.
She’s balancing:
the staff fidget urgent
to pay and go
but visitors
want to tell
their news:
he might be
coming home
tomorrow;
she’s had
a restless night
still poorly.
She listens:
this seems
a regular meeting.
She smiles, slows down
the giving of change
and receipts
and gives a second
or two of warmth,
as hands touch.
I’m glad there’s one
in all this busyness,
who’s making time
to care.
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