I am a nurse

I am a nurse

I am a nurse.
What do you see when you shout at me?
Tell me I’m useless.
That I’m not a doctor.

Whilst I did not wear a cape, or a starched white apron.
I wore a uniform. I wore a hat. A belt.
Flat black lace ups. Makeup aesthetically pleasing.
I wore my name badge with pride.

Dear patient 

I wiped your bottom when you couldn’t do it.
Cleaned up your vomit.
Made up your bed.
Told you not to worry, and meant it.

Gave up my time.
Hardly slept.
Dealt with the harshness of the job.
The suffering.