I Lie
L.B.H
I lie on my bed,
I am not awake but not asleep,
I lie, thoughts trickling though my mind,
As the cold darkness envelops me,
I lie staring at the bright blinking light,
That glares down on me,
I lie listening to the heart monitor beep and shudder,
Trying not to give in to my weary gasps,
I lie watching doctors cut and slice me open,
All the while sweating and wiping their brows,
I lie, letting my life slip away.