After Brain Surgery<\/p>\n
As we drive by the river
\nthe trees are lovely
\nsilhouetting shadows on the road.
\nI mention what we owe
\n$163 this month
\n$168 next.
\nThe insurance company
\nnegotiated with the doctor
\nfinally agreeing on a number.
\nThe woman on the phone
\nexplained it in great detail,
\nyou must have really been sick
\nthe original bill is over $50,000
\njust for the doctor.
\nEighteen months later they have finally
\nsettled the last little piece.
\n$163 this month
\n$168 next.
\nLight glistens off the birches
\nstreetlights wafting through the branches
\nlogs from the mill ooze
\nthe familiar saw-dusty fragrance I love
\nand we drive on.<\/p>\n
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Cindy Lamb is a retired high school teacher who teaches adults poetry writing.<\/a> She lives in Yakima and has been published in Breath and Shadow.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After Brain Surgery As we drive by the river the trees are lovely silhouetting shadows on the road. I mention what we owe $163 this month $168 next. The insurance company negotiated with the doctor finally agreeing on a number. … Continue reading