At the hospital cafeteria 

Here, each person has a story

Someone is about to have an operation

Her surgeon is drinking a large coffee to be ready 

Someone has just been diagnosed with cancer

The shock has not settled yet

Her cup of coffee and pastry don’t bring her joy

Someone is visiting the gynaecology ward

First baby, so exciting, so much unknown

There are hospital workers in their uniforms having an early lunch 

Is it difficult to be around sick people all the time?

Or maybe their point of view is

They can help someone who is not feeling well

The lady at the coffeeshop is always upbeat

Moving fast to get through the orders

A couple of people are on wheelchairs 

It must be so difficult to not have the ability to walk

I see a lady wearing a headscarf 

And a man wearing a kippah 

I saw the prayer room yesterday and it was lovely 

I hear French, English and other languages

This is the microcosm of our society

February 12, 2025