Nurse

I am recuperating
In the hospital waiting
To go home and get well,
A severe nurse who
Never smiles comes
Each day and pushes,
To get my attention,
A tray of pills up against
My healing chest asking,
“Which pill is the most important?”
ACE inhibitors, beta blockers
And more all on the tray.
Two weeks later she enters
My room pushing the tray
Asking, “What is the most
Important thing?”
I reply, “The next words to come
Out of your mouth ma’am.”
She stares at me and says,
“You are getting better.”
And she was right,
I went home to
Rest and recover
And return to
Teaching.
Listen to
Your nurse.