next to the hospital bed

when I looked out my window
I saw an old man fishing

waiting
waiting for the catch

one more minute
he told himself
one more minute

when I rolled over my pillow
I picked up the pieces of my dream

piecing
piecing the missing pieces

one more day
I told myself
one more day

when the nurse pulled the curtain
and turned off the lights

silence
accompanied the sound from the fan

one more night
she said
one more night

I closed my eyes

waiting
waiting for one more daylight