It is my duty (adapted from dawn butler-pennsylvannia)

I walk through those doors with pride,

Whose life will I save tonight?

Someone is waiting for me,

Someone is alive because of my duty.

Sometimes we cry cause we can't save them all,

God sometimes won't let us interfere when he calls.

The tear I wipe away with my own hands,

The life ending of a gentle old man.

The night seems so dark and the morning so bright.

Being a nurse you see life in a different light.

Who will I save tonight?

Who will hold my hands during their last breath with no fright?

I don't know who those special people are

But I will meet them with every call

I will hold them tight and help ease their pain

I will hold them up when they feel faint.

I will be strong when I am needed.

That is my job, I am a nurse

That is my duty... ...

Contributed by
NC Noraisha
NUH
Fri 22 Aug 2008

The above poetry about the 'duty of a nurse' is I am sure very near to all zee hearts of you nurses out there like Noraisha and myself. I salute all you Nightingales out there.
Hip Hip HuRRay ! Keep up the good work...

Eleanor Wong aka Wan Hua
Oncology Nurses Chapter, SNA
Committee Member, ParkwayHealth Rep & I/c Sponsorship
Snr Mgr, CanHOPE, a cancer counselling service & hotline
ParkwayHealth
Fri 22 Aug 2008