Urgent Care Poem
Mauricio "Soul on Fire" Moreno
Sterilized hands in nitrile blue Beige drapes with symmetrical edges The only color of life is the Blood-coated Biohazard waste basket, a forbidden Red fruit of short stories in bodily fluid form. The nurse yells at Siri to set a smoke-break timer Security escorts a patient for screaming at the nurse I wait for the doctor to tell me I'm not dying at least not any faster than normal speed His diagnosis: torn gastrocnemius Rest and a black boot I ask if the boot can be made to look like a peg leg Laughter is not covered by my insurance plan This is a place of healing I feel better already.
Maurico "Soul on Fire" Moreno is a first generation Colombian-American artist and writer, originally from Elizabeth, New Jersey. He moved to California to fulfill his life mission of being a writer and sharing his and others’ stories to bring readers closer together and heal the world. His works have been published in Conchas Y Café, Intercultural Press, Resurrection Press, No Tender Fences, Rigorous and he has been featured at several open mic’s throughout Los Angeles. He is currently working on his first novel. When he’s not writing, he can be found in Long Beach donning Hogwarts robes and steampunk goggles, tending to his growing collection of fur babies with his Revolutionary Ravenclaw wife.
(From LA Poet Society website)