Winner Writer's Cramp 11/21/14 What do you think "Code B" stands for? |
Code B Oh! How I feel for nurses. The sights, sounds and smells, they all must endure. Nurses truly are the unsung heroes with a calling that is so pure. There are many rewards though for helping their fellow man. Sometimes they are simply rewarded with what they all must have seen. Here is a tale of sightings I’m sure they all have had. Read on if you are curious to hear the story of what I mean. This was not a glorious vision of angels around the bed. Rather a scene of severe blowout, the nurses quickly ran from the room. Upon closer inspection of this particularly disturbing event, they found the patient was a plumber in front of the mirror to groom. “CODE B” Someone yelled loudly! Once again another blowout occurred. The Doctors started to wonder how could this possibly be? This time though, oddly enough, the people did not run. Instead they gathered round waiting eagerly to see. For in the hall was not the plumber, she was a sexy green eyed lass, with long flowing crimson hair and a very attractive... The back of the flimsy hospital gown blew open. Line count: 37 lines Form: Free verse Prompt: NEW PROMPT: Include the following line, exactly as it appears below, somewhere in your STORY or POEM. It must be BOLDED for the judge to find. The back of the flimsy hospital gown blew open. Written for: The Writer’s Cramp Due 11/21/14
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