The Playlist

Back from the dead
The tomb did not consume
I am being dramatic
It was just an MRI
It felt like a tomb,
except for the meditation music
I could have selected Alternative Rock
Is there a Spotify playlist across the River Styx?
What tunes comfort that lonely sail?
I don’t know; it was just an MRI
You enter an MRI breast scan face-down,
midsection supported by a narrow bar, breasts—
one still bruised from biopsy—dangling,
Don’t move, for 45 minutes
It is uncomfortable
I am not being dramatic
Technicians cover your eyes with a warm cloth before you enter,
pipe music through headphones
to distract you
from the loud bangs, clicks, whirs
of the mechanical tomb
You choose the tune,
The playlist, so you don’t forget
This isn’t a tomb
Don’t move
It felt like a tomb—
cramped, ill-fitted, distressing, dark
I am back
I am not being dramatic
I am struck by the light at the end of the MRI tunnel
Comforted by the playlist

~

©2020 Tanya Cliff

~

36 thoughts on “The Playlist”

  4. And in the end, healing and happier, your tomb was really a womb – a fresh chance at a better life. Only the best wishes coming your way. Peace and Happiness, my friend. C&C ^.^

    Reply
  6. Pingback: Promote Yourself Monday at the Go Dog Go Cafe, February 10, 2020 – A Final Fullbeard Lit Compilation | Fullbeard Lit
  12. Pingback: Promote Yourself Monday, 2/17/20 and Roundup for 2/10/20 | Go Dog Go Café

Leave a Reply