Discharge Instructions
You may have clear liquids today
And nothing but salted meats tomorrow
You may lap from a bowl, sip from a hat
You may go outside and wander aimlessly
In the morning in the evening but never at noon
There will be no more needles in veins
No blood pressure cuffs
No stickers stuck to your chest
You may piss wherever you like
You may experience a tingling behind the eyes
A gutting sense of loss each time your mind
Releases another thought.
You may eat with your eyes closed
You may hot shower
You may swim in a lake
Of slippery insouciances
You may shave
You may smile in lieu of lucencies
You may lick or hug or kiss
You may ice cream after dinner
You may hold hands
You may never let go
You must eat the cone
You may lift a baby in one hand
While finger snapping to the beat
Of Manu Dibango in the other
The medicine won’t stop you
From remembering that everyone dies
You must wash it all down with milk
You may call the doctor after hours
For fevers or flashes of ignorance
You may ask him to repeat the instructions
You may not ask any questions
Whose answers are lies
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