Rozina

Of Patients And Patience

I used to see my patients

In a very busy clinic

Some were so demanding

Those days were not a picnic

One man would always ask me

Is vitamin A good for you?

He\'d go through B to Zinc

Till his lips and mine turned blue

Another lady would tell me

Her history from premature birth

She\'d tell of her first world tour

In the skies and down on earth

I used to have the patience

Of someone they called Job

But as I grew more grumpy

I\'d try to do a swap

If patient A was coming

My doctor friend I\'d call

He\'d check A out for me

While I hid behind the wall!

But now that I\'m retired

I really miss my patients

I\'ll write of them, their doctors

Calling it Trials and Tribulations.

I did try to stick to the Hippocratic Oath. But some days when it got a bit too much, I took a little break, just a little.....