I AM DEDICATING THIS POEM TO ALL THE NURSES

BY LOURDES TOVAR, RNC [email protected]

Tags: nurse, poem, health care, dedication to nurses

I WAS MERELY TWENTY SOMETHING,

WHEN I STARTED MY CAREER.

NURSING WAS MY DREAM

AND NOW IT IS MY FEAR

CARING FOR THE CHILDREN IS MY PASSION

AND MY THRILL,

BUT POLITICS BEHIND IT IS

NOTHING BUT A DRILL.

IT IS TIRING AND STRESSFUL,

EVERYTHING BUT HELPFUL.

NEARLY 25 YEARS LATER,

I CAN FINALLY UNDERSTAND,

THOSE WHO I CAME AFTER

AND THE FALLOUTS

THAT THEY HAD

NURSING WAS MY DREAM,

AND NOW IT IS MY BURN OUT FEAR.

INSPITE OF ALL THE POLITICS,

NURSING IS STILL MY CAREER

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