Anesthesiology: An Art or a Science?

A science of laws of physics— the motion

of gases,

of constrict and expand.

Theories of heat and pressure,

dilate and contract.

A stitch of needles and threads, often

in acid excess.

Volumes of breath, more

or less.

Power of flows, highs

or lows.

Choice of dextro and levo, same

yet de novo.

A science of alpha and beta, support

or oppose.

A medley of surge

and collapse.

An art of magic,

the magic of thought,

the thought of fusion,

the fusion of heart and soul.

The balance of depth and light, more and less

of pain and joy, give

or lose.

A play of safe,

of touch and numb, for all

or some.

A dream of life,

a sketch of real.