Christmas In Hospital lyrics

Amidst blips and bleeps

In glowing scanning lights

Breath by breath recorded

Life goes quietly onward

No time for selfish pity

Nor tremors of a fear

A sense of being near

Gratitude for this season

All the follies of the world

Tossed aside trivialities

Their importance squandered

Piled inexplicably upon the floor

No visitors, save but staff

Rustling like leaves blowing

In the winds of tasks enacted

Shuttling in and out in brevity

A nameless soul infirmed

Convalescing restlessly

Routines e'er interupting

Calamities of sound sleep

Known but a short while

A foreign realm, sterile

No trappings of living

Only being's business close

Christmas in hospital

Darkened room, a lit hall

Flickering monitor festival

Lights confirming life

No presents to be seen

Nor tree to stand tall, alit

The greatest gift to have

A simple constant pulse