THE PASSAGE
LE PASSAGE

                                          A::fall
                                        of  :horse,::
                                            :::surgery:::
                                         ::  survey:room,:all
                                      :  :   the::::::internal
                                      :      bleedings:are:not
                                    ::       stopped::::::yet,
                                    :: ::     :sweet:: :::::
                              journey:on:a
                            morphine:::cloud…
                          short::staying::at:the
                          limits::of:life:the:shade:of
                          a::tall::lady:appears:to:me,:there,                                        :
                           sitting:on:the:edge:of:the:bed,:she                               ::: :does::
                           not::move:and:looks:at:me,:I:see:only                             :::her::::
                           silhouette,::full:and:dark,:no:distinct                  feature,:    ::
                          however:::so:beautiful:and:reassuring,:she:transmits:a:thought:to               :
                          me::"don′t:worry,:even:if             you::had:to:come:with:me,                 :::
                          you:would:be:well…"::::                    :::: :::: ::                         ::
                           Une:chute:de:cheval,::                                                           ::
                            ::   observation:                                                              :
                           au    :::bloc::::                                                        ::
                                 ::::::::::                                                         :::::   :
                        :      opératoire,                                                          :::::  :::
                      toutes::::::::::::les                                                           :::  :::
                     hémorragies:internes:ne:sont:
                    pas::encore::arrêtées,::doux
                   voyage:sur:un:nuage:de:morphine…
                  petit::séjour::aux::limites::de:la:vie:l'ombre
                  d'une::grande:dame:m'apparaÎt,:lá,:assise:au:bord:du
                 : lit,:elle:ne:bouge:pas:et:me:regarde,:je:ne:vois:que
                 sa::::silhouette,:::pleine::et::sombre,::aucun::trait
                  distinct,::pourtant::si:belle:et:rassurante,:elle:me:
                  transmet:une:pensée::«ne:t'inquiète:pas,
                  même:si:tu:devais:venir:avec:moi,
                   :::::tu:serais:bien...»:::