A Nurse

A nurse

As life go by we take our turns
At cuts, abrasions maybe burns
cancer, heart, a rebuilt knee
Or cataracts won't let you see

A twisted bowel, a wonky hip
A disc that half way had a slip
It's not confirmed but it's a rumour
Doctor thinks you have A tumor

Your chest has lots of scarlet spots
The waiting room with crying tots
So have your op, pee in that pan
A dressing on, another scan

Appendicitis , painful gout
Fix me up and let me out
The ward is full of folks in pain
A week in here I'll be insane

But when you think it can't get worse
The sun comes out, a smiling nurse
Amidst the pain and peoples cries
She's there to wipe those teary eyes

We hear the talk of budget cuts
Not pollies perks or golden bucks
The chauffeured cars all shining new
But nurses never get their due

I wonder when a pollies sick
Which hospital they think they'll picks
No matter which, the best or worst
There's none they'll find without a nurse

So in the dark of frightened night
Who'll come to ease their tortured plight
That nurse who's working day and nights
Will be the one to set things right

By then the power, pay and perks"
Won't help at all, but still pay clerks
Will send out pay checks to the cursed
Those underpaid, who've always nursed

So thank you nurses one and all
Thank God it's you who found your call
And know inside we love you so
For what you do, the care you show

Mick Martin
17/7/14 v2