To My Nurses
To my nurses
Your work has saved me
Restoring my humanity
Keeping me functioning, sort of
As a human being
After 65 years of stumbling
Not to walk is humbling, and a set back
But I can talk, and read, and write
And I do, computer nearby
It is my life, with thanks to you
And your constant good work
Giving meaning to my immediate world
And hope to an immobile man
You have looked after me
Every day for four months
Your care is a god-send
I will mend, I promise you
My mind has done that already
My body wants to, but cannot
That is my lot
And yours is to help those, like me
Who need the comfort of reality
And you give us that, all the time
There is no rhyme
That can capture my gratitude
This will have to do
Thank you
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