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Chairman's Corner
Chairman's Corner
AKA!
AKA!
Ravi Ramakantan
Ravi Ramakantan
Full sleeved white coat
Full sleeved white coat
Furiously pressing the button
Furiously pressing the button
10 past 9 in the lobby clock.
10 past 9 in the lobby clock.
He was late for his surgery
He was late for his surgery
“Doctor”! A girl’s voice.
“Doctor”! A girl’s voice.
The lift stops, head turns.
The lift stops, head turns.
Waving hand, smiling face
Waving hand, smiling face
“Doctor, Aarti here!”
“Doctor, Aarti here!”
One foot in the lift,
One foot in the lift,
“Doctor, please wait!
“Doctor, please wait!
The head turns again, forehead frowns.
The head turns again, forehead frowns.
People push.
People push.
The girl pushes through crowd, and panting
The girl pushes through crowd, and panting
“Doctor, Bed 13, Ewing’s sarcoma!”
“Doctor, Bed 13, Ewing’s sarcoma!”
The foot withdraws
The foot withdraws
Doors close
Doors close
Bells ring
Bells ring
Bed 13? Ewing’s, YES!
Bed 13? Ewing’s, YES!
His first case of neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
His first case of neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
A tiny hand touches the dark brown shoes
A tiny hand touches the dark brown shoes
Starched hands reach out to hold
Starched hands reach out to hold
The 13-year-old,
The 13-year-old,
also known as Aarti Thapa.
also known as Aarti Thapa.
December 2021
December 2021
This poem is based on a real life incident