Not much has been offered
as a consolation for your death,
you knew the latter shall come as
you checked the test results yet again.
The word sorry doesn’t work
in the case of professionalism,
the doctor in front of you is used to
the spectre of emotions shown afterwards.
A nod has been made to get
an understanding of your end,
you and your doctor sighed and
you shook hands to fulfill the contract.
Whatever followed served the protocol,
this much can be told at the moment.
Mitja Lovše is a writer, a performer and a director from Slovenia. He works within the fields of theatre, film, television and literature. He’s still alive.