Waiting room Flashcards
title means
antechamber for death. all she can do is wait
Written by
Moira Andrew
appearance of the woman
“bone china thin”
“bearing the graffiti of age”
“veins snaking across her hands like unravelled knitting”
physically weak
“fumbling to light a cigarette”
“her stick a third leg”
“drizzles sherry”
mentally weak
“names elude her”
“eager to skim off news”
“tormented, she tries to trap them on her tongue”
description of room
“room tight with memories, claustrophobic with possessions””
reference to what her life was like before
“eight homes and gardens rooms”
“fine glasses”
her personality
“waits graciously”
“waits defiantly”
“waits neatly”
life in nursing home
“waiting to obey the gong”
“we leave her”
“(Saturday, boiled eggs for tea)”
ageing of man
“a mans face, preoccupied by youth, looks on”
all she has left now is waiting
“waiting for the rain to stop, waiting for winter, waiting”
