someone's family member almost died in my care today.

I acted fast and with haste hoping to give you just another day.

As you lay in the bed sheets moist with sweat,

the oxygen mask helping you to catch your breath

Skin as hot as the noon day sun,

your temperature causing the medical team to run.

As the lab collects valuable information from your veins,

I silently beg, IV therapy needs to poke you again.

Wires placed around your heart,

conduct information that is just one small part.

An Xray will help make it clear,

quickly I know you do not a lot of time left here.

It is just as the doctor feared,

those wires make it clear.

Irratic lines from your heart

I know you don't want our hands to part.

With muffled speech through the mask,

Calling your family is my next task.

I can see the fear in your eyes,

I know I might just cry.

With no one at your home, I hate to leave you alone.

The falling rain and my shift comes to an end.

I leave you in the hands of my friend.

As I look out the window at the rising sun,

all of the raindrops show a colorful display

I hope that you are able to stay another day.

Very very nice! Thank you!

That was beautiful, Mara...did you write it?

Yes I wrote it this evening. The last hour of my night shift this morning left me with a lot to think about.

Very sweet.