Last Hour

Last Hour 

 (To ingenious mind) 

It was unexpected turn in my life in that night.

Three times before, I saved His life. 

This time I was not close to help.

Here it is - an emergency room and dysfunctional medical team

Who tried to milk the insurance,

Pretending they all do their best.

And they were playing the game to deserve their pay checks.

But they did not know we both had medical degrees.

He graduated first in the country; I’ve got the silver in class.

The body was already gone, but wired

To artificial life-support with blinking light and beeps,

 Collecting more health cover.

One of the doctors said: “I know his name. 

I’ve read his articles, studied his books! 

What a generous mind!” he added and left.

Then, I realized it was His last hour.

His brilliant brain was not working.

Then, silence. No more struggle. Post factum,

In the morning, still no one was there to read the X-ray. 

HE discovered methods to save humans lives,

But nobody really cared for his.

In the very next morning, in the “Last Hour News” 

The reporter announced the end of a brilliant mind

 With his photos on the screen.

In fact, he deserved His Noble Price.

Too late for recognition, isn’t it?

By Petrouchka Alexieva