How to be patient when you’re weak at the knees

Poet and artist Frieda Hughes finds inspiration in her injured leg – and the eclectic company of the hospital waiting room

Frieda’s leather-clad legs (dodgy left knee not in view) (Frieda Hughes)

In the waiting room we are eclectic; elasticated, draw-stringed,

And smartly suited. An aged man wheels his frame

To the power-button doors and waits for his wife to press for exit,