(Late night scene in the CT suite…dedicated to all the staff) <br /> <br />An aged face in the dead of night <br />Flashing blinkers coax a fight <br /> <br />Bleeps are myriad and so the lamps <br />Age and gurney falter over ramps <br /> <br />Raanu and Laago by old lady's side <br />Comforting the jerks of a bumpy ride <br /> <br />Tending and tucking trailing lines <br />A score of tubes and cluttered twines <br /> <br />Dr Ramee and Nasaree by patient's bed <br />Wondering of the wind, the code is red <br /> <br />Labored the breaths, flicker the lights <br />Through lead glass pane vexing sights <br /> <br />Nurses and doctors spin like tops <br />As the CT tech in earnest hops <br /> <br />Composed the nurses, counting drops <br />Cleaner by the door side with her mops <br /> <br />Clueless and detached the maids eyes <br />A year of turmoil won't build those ties <br /> <br />In muddle of languages no us or them <br />Professional and cool my staff is a gem <br /> <br />The huff and puff of strained thread <br />Amid whirr of my CT's motorized bed <br /> <br />Weary eyes on the vital displays <br />For pulses now lap at distant bays <br /> <br /> <br />original <br />saadat tahir <br />24 Mar-2k12 <br />Islamabad <br /> <br />Legend: <br />Aged face - Saudi. <br />Raanu an Laago (ICU nurses) - India. <br />Yolanda (CT tech 1) - Philippines. <br />Hanna (CT tech 2) - Palestine. <br />Dr. Ramee (Cardio) - Syria. <br />Dr. Nasaree (Resident) - Sudan <br />Me (Radiologist) - Pakistan. <br />Cleaner - Bangladesh. <br />Maid, chaperone - Indonesia. <br /> <br />http: //www.youtube.com/watch? v=FrkEDe6Ljqs&feature=related<br /><br />saadat tahir<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-night-shift-ct-raanu-and-lago-2403-2k12/
