i work in a s**t stained hospital that wins awards for patient care.

he slapped me across the face,

when i tried to help him

to the shitter.

 

pretty strong,

for 92.

 

his chair,

his excuse for a chair,

was covered in piss,

and it had been

like that

since the start of my shift.

 

piss.

piss and s**t.

 

the nurses are sipping coffee.

eating complimentary food

from the chain restaurant

downt he street,

while he eats,

pureed

roast

beast.

 

they sip.

they eat.

ignoring call bells.

ignorning returning test results.

complaining,

about how rough

the shifts been.

 

"That man just won't stop screaming. Jesus i wish,

he'd

just kick it

already."

 

heaven knows,

i dont want to take away,

their precious,

union breaks.

i just want them,

to show

a little,

f*****g compassion.

 

if i can afford it at 12.50 an hour,

they certainly can

for

40.

Reviews

[KUFU]

Your frustration is palpable when one reads:

"piss.
piss and s**t."

...leaving this couplet alone between the latter and former line breaks really gives the reader a feel for your frustration and sums the whole poem up quite nicely. I couldn't help but smirk at the sarcasm of this couplet as I read it. I find this verse just sums up the nature of the entirety of this piece. The indifference of the nurses as well a the indifference of the old man who seems to know the nurses don't give a damn about him and decides to make their job all the more disgusting.
Interesting commentary on the state of a human nature gone totally apathetic.

[Kelly A. Brown]

Wonderful! That is all I can really say because the piece speaks for itself...awesome job.

[Hannah Davenport]

I could try to give you a super-academic, structural review, but all I really have to say is thank you. Thank you for being a passionate human being. You expressed your irritation beautifully.