hospital

reflections of a hospital stay

WHAT IT IS LIKE TO SERVE OTHERS

BELL RINGS THEY HOP

THEY BRING PATIENTS THE MEDICINE

WATER, AND ESCORT THEM BACK TO BED IF NEEDED

THEY REASSURE

THEY ARE FAST AND

SCURR;Y FROM ONE HUMAN BEING TO ANOTHER

MAKING FRIENDS PUTTING IN IV'S  REASSURING THEM THAT THEY WILL LIVE

THEY ARE BRISK AND COMPETENT...

EVERY DAY OF THEIR WORKING LIVES

AND MAYBE JUST MAYBE COMPLAINING 

PRIVATELY  OR LAUGHING AT THE 

IDIOSCRINIES

OF SOME

YET THEY ARE THERE TO SERVE

AND THEY DO.....

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY THEY ALMOST DROP FROM EXHAUSTION

AND LIKE A SOLDIER,STAND UP STRAIGHT AND GO HOME 

  TO SUPPER    

Marilyn Nepp Sturner  feb 19 2918

the patieint waits

the bed is single

the sheets clean and white

the place is a waiting place

for help, for healing and for..

hours or waiting  alone until  the next nurse or aid arrives

the tv hummmss and the quiet of your thoughts , the stillness of the room exists only..

and the doctors use their expert training

to save your life

assuring you that your time is going to continue       Marilyn Sturner   march 1 2018

Reviews

[lightsong]

Loll I'm sure they laugh at some of the things they see or hear, privately, later when they have the time, I liked Your second poem, it's very well done, the images You painted put me in the mood and the patient's room, I hope You are feeling better my friend, sending You sweet wishes for Your Weekend*

[marilyn 1225]

oh how sweet you are and thanks i am feeling much better home too... thanks for liking my second poem very very kind of you..

[barleygirl]

This is the ultimate "show instead of tell" . . . as far as piling up appreciation for one of life's toughest jobs . . . including all types of caretaking! This is far better than a shallow "thank you" becuz it shows your appreciation for all the steps involved. Serving others is something you must be born with . . . I am only this way with my pets! *wink! wink!* You use vivid details that let the reader imagine each scene! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[marilyn 1225]

Thank you so much, barleygirl... i was there as a patient three times since Jan they showed me good care and one lady at night was kind, competent and fast to respond.. she was brand new .. her first week.. but all nurses do so much. thanks for reading!!

[barleygirl]

Sorry you had to be in the hospital 3 times! But glad you were well taken care of! *smile*

[marilyn 1225]

yes i was and thank you for your '' smile''

[Donna]

That was very nice to read. My daughter is a RN. She works very hard but she loves it. It takes a certain type of person to do that job. I really enjoyed that.

[marilyn 1225]

thanks so much Donna your daughter does a vital job...

[sette]

dedication of the nurses not because of money but because they want to serve can be seen as a rare trait because of materialistic attitudes on the rise. but still kudos to those hospital employees who just want one thing and that is every patient be cured.

[marilyn 1225]

yes you are so right we all can agree on that!

[sette]

so a salute to them is needed.