Hospital Hope

Little metal cage, curtain surrounds.
Sleep little angel, no murmuring sounds.
Lights and wires everywhere you turn,
Pink, tear-stained eyes, cheeks that burn.
Virus spreads to test your fight,
Battle this infection with your tiny might.
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I hurt to hear your every tear,
A hospital visit to end the year.
The ward is loud and full of screams,
That interrupt your precious dreams.
We should be at home, so you can play,
What a way to spend Christmas Day.
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Your little frame wrestles, entangled in cables,
Doctors, counting, levels, charts and tables.
Poor little baby, mummy’s here,
To hold you close, try not to fear.