NaPoWriMo Poem for April 11th

emt at work

the lady fell
like a smackdown in dubyadubyaeff
no walker no cane
ninety-four years young
but old in the bones

nine one one was called
soon she was flanked by blue-t-shirted young men
one of whom did the talking.

gentle as a breeze on a dandelion he moved her legs
got her knees up and put his hand between them
and asked her to try to squeeze his hand with her knees

again and again she insisted she was ok
just a little wrist pain
and they got a cold pack for that

the emt said it would be best if they took her to er
she demurred and signed two forms

the crew were five minutes away when she found she could not stand
her smooth talking young man expressed relief that they were back
helped her feel right
got her on the gurney without pain

seven different bones had been broken
but she will be all right