Arthur swore he'd be less brotherly,
When his brother got disorderly.
He would want their mum less motherly
To get him back to being orderly
A shock from one paid as orderly
His movements are scarcely soldierly
Many things handling haphazardly,
Though his allowance quite niggardly;
Toes from shoes saying it jaggedly...
Orderly whose walks much zigzagged
And finest garments the ragged.
He had a disorderly mind.
She had an ordered one.
She had cerebral files,
binders,
alphabetized answers
for every occasion.
He would come to her
with questions
like - what-do-you-call-it
and who’s-his-face
and whatever was the name of
some thingamajig or other.
She would calmly dig into her mental
folders, data banks and dossiers
and supply him the correct
precise response or comment.
He would hurry away
holding her answer tightly \
in his loose
fumbling, bungling
and forgetful mind.
Then she would happily turn
to her main purpose in life
which was torturing little animals
and laughing maniacally as she
listened to their screams.
Now is the beginning end;
Your enemy is truly your friend;
When it's finished,
and it's over it's never completed;
Before it's under succeeded;
And I confess;
That I have established;
I am that I am;
Conveyed orderly conduct;
Here I stand;
An enabling product;
7/9/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2021
invisible
in a world
where rank
is everything
he’s reminded of it
every day
reminded he belongs
at the bottom rung
of the ladder
he doesn’t get a say
seldom a smile
or acknowledgment
he feels rejected
looking the wrong way
he’s reminded
each day
it’s the patients
who appreciate
a kindness
a word
a smile
and return in kind
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Like glass jars
fresh from the canner...
neatly forced into rows
by content and date...
like this are the rows
of carefully calculated,
labeled and catalogued
pockets of my mind
Peaches cannot sit
beside green beans
Soft thoughts cannot
be in with math data
And please, put each file
back exactly where you found it
Must
bring
order
to my mind,
my household, my life.
Each step builds on what came before.
Start small, add rise-and-shine routines, plus night-time habits.
Watch for amazing results in a short span of time for achieving orderliness!
He toils each and every day
Without regard to prize or pay
His task is to work endlessly
Such is the life of an orderly!
His duties include everything
Calls to answer, equipment to bring
Never to refuse a call
for he is the one who knows it all.
Not the medicine herein dispensed
but to bring the tech equipment
that the doctors and nurses need
to end their patients suffering.
To help a patient roll or stand
that too is part of his daily plan
he freely accepts this task
and does it hiding behind no mask.
For he you see is poised to be
wherever there is seen a need
to fix or lift or move someone
An orderly's work is never done
So next time you or a love one comes
to a hospital for work medically needed done.
and you need someone to fix your bed or move it about.
Call an orderly..he'lll gladly be there to help you out!
When next your health brings you to this place.
And medical needs you face
Along with doctors, nurses, aides and techs
An orderly wil always give his best!