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2023 PEEL #4 St Johns

Marie Benson


poem by Gary Engstrom photography by Gary Engstrom
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Always a Nurse 

Watching over… 
Moving toward… 
Waiting with… 
The sick 
The wounded 

While most… 
Move away from… 
Become blind to… 
Cannot hear… 
Do not welcome… 
The dying 
The struggling 

Inspired by the Nightingale 
Motivated by the Barton 
Holding the hand of… 
Letting go of… 
The lonely 
The dying 

While most… 
Create distraction 
Look the other way. 

Upheld by… 
The inner Spirit 
The Sacred pierced hand 
Feeds… 
Cloths… 
Washes… 
The…
Hungry 
Naked 
Filthy 
Disabled 
Dying 

While most… 
Vote to keep “What is theirs”
Pander to the rich
Despise the other 

Staying calm in the face of panic 
Giving hope in the face of hopelessness 
Lifting up the down hearted 
Setting aside one’s life for the other 
A nurse never retires 
Seeking those needing a caring hand.
Marie Benson