We Nurses Have a Saying
the lights are on but nobody is home,
the confused elderly mumble and roam,
at the nursing desk they stand,
their minds in another land,
no shoes, no clothes, the hair could use a comb.
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May 4, 2015
Poetry/Limerick/we nurses have a saying
Copyright Protected, 04-669-187-04
All Rights Reserved, 2015, Constance La France
"The lights are on but nobody is home" is a common idiom
used to describe a person mentally vacant or lacking awareness.
Written for the Standard contest, Dumb and Dumber, Personal Quotes,
Sponsor, John Freeman, Judged 2015
Second Place
Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2015
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