Clinic

— Hello. May you not be tired. — Thank you. Have a seat. Put your left elbow here. A leather strap tied around the arm, an indigo vein showing beneath the skin. The syringe draws blood, comes out of the vein. A clean white cotton ball over the needle mark with clean tape settles in place. — Did it hurt? — No! Thank you! And always hello, and always thank you, without our asking each other — in which legend do you have “faith”?...