Pandemic ITU

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Head to toe in PPE I walk towards the door

Already drenched in sweat and fear and wondering “what am I doing here?”

Every breathe the threat returns but I can’t turn to flee

Ahead the unseen faces swarm the windows to the soul forlorn and even these are screened from all humanity to me

A name scrawled quickly on a gown bends over those who slowly drown 

Alarms scream warnings all around and death is in the ether now 

So we fight to save the crowd of tortured souls that now abound 

As yet another death knell sounds fragmented hope now also drowns 

 

 

 

 

  • Author: [email protected] (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 28th, 2023 15:17
  • Comment from author about the poem: I worked as a dialysis specialist nurse in intensive care during the pandemic. My usual job was just an ordinary dialysis nurse in a regular unit. This was exactly how I felt on my very first day of the pandemic. It’s not an image that will ever leave me and I’ve been a nurse for 40 yrs
  • Category: Reflection
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