Davening in the Corner

On the outpatient floor

Where you fill out the forms,

We joined masked people, distanced,

All following norms.

 

With the paperwork done,

You’d sit down until paged

But the person behind us

Was counter-engaged.

 

See, before he checked in,

His son whispered, “You know,

You can daven real soon –

In that corner you’ll go.”

 

For an Orthodox Jew

Must obey the commands

And to daven, or pray’s

What the Torah demands.

 

So my husband was called

Then the guy who was next,

Who was still in the corner

Reciting his text.

 

After surgery, he

And my husband came out.

Both were fine - one sans prayer,

The other devout.