They see you take
Your first breath
And see you unable
To take one more
Birth side and Deathbed
Companions you can trust

They go beyond
The call of duty
Null the incapacity
Ailment makes no difference
Their presence by preference

Mind body and soul
They touch deeply
Do that daily
What else is divinity ?

Responsibility without Authority
Treated as a nobody
Their names not even in memory
Witness the wrong end of humanity

Things others will cringe
Even to hear about
They go about devout
Day in day out
Nights not to be left out

Death s biggest battle
In ensuring its success rate
Is the nurse that stands
Between life and being laid to rest

Compassion Caring Courage
Considerate composed calm
Courteous consistent cognitive
Confident Concerned curative

They prevent illness
Bring about wellness
Your health their motto
Only goal they follow

Manage Educate Advocate
Detect Counsel Educate
Honesty and ethics their core
The Gallup poll says so

Pride and dignity
They possess in excess
They share it with the patients
Who loose it in sickness


Let us bow
Forever beginning now
Their lives that they forego
Salute their spirit the least we can bestow

They loose themselves
Caring for others
We find ourselves
In the care that they share