Invaded

Invaded

It’s not a matter of consent

or permission to invade

to come within the confines of my body

nor the medical necessity of timely intervention

but the very intrusion itself

and the cutting of skin and tissue

the breach of orifice

entrance by main force

breaking from without to within

external to internal

the subtle insertion of pipes and wires

the transgression of needles and probes

the incursion of cameras and computers

to break into the inner cavities

among the blood and nerves and organs

that pump away unseen

to effect the running repairs

to keep me alive for another day

to give me the breath to complain bitterly

of the pain of violation

Copyright Andy Fawthrop 2014