Escape From Chelmsford

Escape From Chelmsford

by Paul McCann

Medicated and sedated to an unconscious state ,

where you understood nothing

to which you couldn’t relate .

Days went by ,

but you never really

knew how long it was,

in deep sleep therapy

everything in life

had been paused .

No one could escape

the hospital wards at Pennant Hills ,

 too weak to speak

and they were fed

more tranquilliser pills .

I lay there drowsy

from the medications they gave me ,

fighting to stay awake

 I saw things that no one should see .

Some patients were removed on trolley beds

 during the night .

There was lots of screaming and shouting

something wasn’t right .

So I got out of bed and walked along the corridor ,

 to see patients on trolley beds

being wheeled out of the door.

I didn’t know then what was going on

 in there that place ,

maybe if I did I would have

run out at twice the pace .

The staff were far too busy

there so I seized the moment

to do a fast clothes change and with no goodbye off I went .

I turned around past the room where medications were stored

and I escaped out the front exit door of Chelmsford .

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