In my dream
Gordje
von Strom told Natasha
In my dream
it was your first day
at work
As an apprentice
to both Dr Griffith
And Dr Bob Griffith
They had agreed to let you
learn
the full gamut
of their combined knowledge
You had a fresh and crisp
white lab coat
Dr Griffith
and his brother Dr Bob
Griffith
Both
Were so advanced
in their surgical mastery
that they would wear
casual attire
even for surgical operations
Dr Griffith
the more formal of the two
wore a tweed suit
Put his trilby hat
with a feather in the band
down on the heart monitor
Doris
who was the theatre assistant
moved it
to a spot
on the book case
near the fish tank
And told Dr Griffith
that as it is heart surgery today
they might need the heart
monitor
Dr Griffith seemed surprised
and looked in his diary
Oh yes
it is too
Dr Bob Griffith
seemed more casual than his brother
Himself wearing short trousers
with long socks
that come to the knees
and a Hawaiian shirt
With pictures of surfers
and waves
and date palm trees on it
Doris was dressed
like a surgical nurse
her attire
included a face mask
and rubber gloves
And Gordje
in his dream lay
on the operating table
Having offered himself
as a specimen
for scientific
and medical research
In the dream
Dr Griffith
seemed to be fossicking
around
in Gordjes chest
Occasionally he would ask his brother
is this it?
No?
What is this?
Have you ever seen one before?
Natasha noted
in her notes
That Dr Griffith had said
Is this the
(word not clear)?
Then followed by
do you think
he needs it?
Followed by an
oops
Doris
with her this spectacles
covered by some goggles
closely watched the heart
monitor
Saying things like see
how when he gets
angry
the screen goes red
Or has to restart
Doris then squinted
and said this
error code
says
Sometimes you shouldn’t
always believe yourself
And Dr Griffith saying
to Natasha how
it is
that most hearts are more
or less
the same
Dr Bob Griffith
agreed
saying that they can be
damaged
in service
Dr Griffith agreed
Natasha carefully noting it down
She had made a few
drawings
Of the inside of the heart
Whispering to Gordje
that when we remodel your laboratorium
it will look
like this
And Dr Bob Griffith saying
that when he replaces them
he likes to add
a few decorative features
That too much plain-ness
needs extra flavour
sometimes
Dr Griffith
agreed
again
Gordje
in his dream
wondering
how long they will be
And that it must be time
for afternoon tea
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