then and now

it used to be location.
a view,
water perhaps nearby,
a blue pool
of bliss catching
an april sky,
an easy
walk past trees
for a tumbler or two,
a bite, coffee,
the latest flick
playing
at the eclectic
bijou. that was then.
now it's
a warm bed, a helping
lift,
a nurse in sparkling white
who comes
at buttons push
into your
room to still
the pain, ease you
into sleep.
awakens you with a small
cup of juice,
an egg
over easy, a gentle
touch from
her strange young hand
as she whispers
like a lover
that you look fine.