Friday, December 29, 2017

Laughter

Laughter,
They say it’s the best medicine.
In a hospital bed,
IV pumping fluids in,
unable to get up without assistance.
The television is on,
It’s a “modern Family” comedy marathon.
She looks almost radiant,
watching,
laughing,
And then the laughter causes a cough.
And for a moment,
the frailty returns.
Until her face relaxes
and transforms
as she smiles and laughs
again.

Laughter.
It may not cure the disease,
But it makes it more bearable.
And that is good enough.