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I am a nurse. It is a difficult job, very stressful and emotional. The patients need us to be at our best. Nurses are required to be dedicated, caring, responsible and compassionate to others. Nurses need tons of empathy not only for their patients and families, but for each other. Now, I have met some mean people in my life so far, you know friends who disappoint, even family members at times. But I was shocked to find a nurse who was the absolute worst gossip and bully. Imagine that! She would join groups to degrade, gossip, insult, sabotage, be mean and spread lies. How can there be team work with bullying going on? Each person even if a newbie should be treated with respect, after all everyone was new once! It always appalled me and from my very beginnings I have never been part of gossip. Once, for fun, I told the big gossip a story, that I was having an affair with a older, well off, married man, and I whispered, "PLEASE, don't tell anyone!" Well, that spread like wildfire. Seriously, a nurse being so cruel is something no one would expect but trust me she is a pretty good talker. " Oh did you see her flirting at the Christmas party with every guy!( I think that one was TRUE) Did you see how much time she spends with her patients and with talking to the families, REALLY! Oh look at her playing goody, goody with the head nurse! Did you know she is having an affair with an older, well off, married man, yes, its true she told me herself!" this girl was brand new I did not understand why- my t e a r s gave me strength _____________________________ June 15, 2016 Poetry/Narrative with Senyru/The Pretty Talker Copyright Protected, ID 16-800-637-0 All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym. For the contest, Pretty Talker, sponsor, Skat Fourth Place
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