It's a simple White Coat, though, <br />We are so unique! <br />We go to the places <br />Where suffering lies <br />We live there where life dies <br />We care for illness <br />Sometimes ourselves get diseased <br />But we relieve their colic <br />And they are so pleased <br />We are also praised <br />Handling the newborns <br />But we feel sorrow too <br />For the loss of vitality <br />Life is so precious <br />We cannot flirt with mortality <br />We also have feelings <br />Though, behind the mask <br />We keep on trying <br />Saving is our task <br />We incise their bodies <br />With hands soaked in blood <br />We cut them into pieces <br />And stitch them again <br />We always stay alert <br />With a dutiful response <br />We feel afresh <br />With their healing stance <br />We convince their minds <br />To keep our advice <br />They are close to our hearts <br />So always satisfied <br />They call us Messiah <br />And bestow us with prayers <br />They leave the sanatorium <br />And walk downstairs <br />We feel a little empty <br />But that's alright! <br />It's a simple White Coat, though, <br />We are so unique! <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />(12/16/2008)<br /><br />Sameer Ahmed<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-simple-white-coat/
