Remember, body

Body, remember not only how much you were loved,
not only the beds you lay on,
but also those desires glowing openly
in eyes that looked at you,
trembling for you in voices
  --C.P. Cavafy

The wound did not hurt any more, had stopped bleeding, almost. He could hardly feel it. No need to call the medics. It will heal without them, he thought, and save explanation.