Beneath Daybreak
2022; Medknow; Volume: 25; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.4103/aian.aian_789_22
ISSN1998-3549
Autores Tópico(s)Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership
ResumoThe moon used to be in your limpid eyes Clear, strong, perfect Growth charts used to declare satisfying normalcy The vaccine nurse's lucky charm She said you never cried, a godsend Till that madness of a night, its fury, You were so hot and small, a live coal, my arms burned When we carried you to the ER The seizing began soon after So much energy in your tiny body Fit after fit, day after day, pleomorphic, medusa-like, A marvel, I thought, that a little brain Could possess so much zeal To perform. Now we are on a blend of things A fistful of drugs, a fat/protein-large diet for you And a lifetime of patience And a lot of learning to be still, for me With these, I hope to offset Your fiery activity That Dravet kid, the doctors call you I know it is you they are talking about Seniors quizzing juniors Name the gene, name the drugs, name the this-and-that. You must be an oddity, a rarity I try not to Google Some idiosyncrasies even I should have, to match. Some days are kind Our evenings pass quietly into moonless dusk Tonight, I can hear the leaves murmur sleepily And the curtains yawn long. And the neighborhood chatter- The new supposed blockbuster is out now But it is overhyped and a waste of money I learn through them. I don't read/watch TV/surf Instagram anymore These are superficial things, things of froth and bubble When one becomes a supreme hospital regular As you and I are, and will continue to be. Financial support and sponsorship Nil. Conflicts of interest There are no conflicts of interest.
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