Look At Me
What do you see, nurses, what do you see?
What are you thinking when you are looking at me?
A crabby old woman, not very wise,
Uncertain of habit, with faraway eyes?
Who dribbles her food and makes no reply,
When you say a loud voice, ‘I do wish you’d try!’
Who seems not to notice the things that you do,
And forever is losing a stocking or shoe..
Who, resisting or not, lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding, the long day to fill..
Is that what you are thinking? Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse; you are not looking at me.
I will tell you who I am as I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding, as I eat at your will.
I am a small child of ten.. with a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters, who love one another.
A young girl of sixteen, with wings on her feet,
Dreaming that soon now a lover she will meet.
A bride soon at twenty – my heart gives a leap,
Remembering the vows that I promised to keep.
At twenty-five now, I have young of my own,
Who need me to guide and secure a happy home.
A woman of thirty, my young now grown fast.
Bound to each other with ties that should last.
At forty, my young sons have grown and are gone,
But my man’s beside me to see I don’t mourn.
At fifty, once more babies play around my knee,
Again we know children, my loved one and me.
Dark days are upon me, my husband is dead;
I look at the future, I shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing young of their own,
And I think of the years and the love that I have known.
I am now an old woman.. and nature is cruel,
‘Tis jest to make old age look like a fool,
The body, it crumbles, grace and vigour depart,
There is now a stone where I once had a heart.
But inside this old carcass a young girl still dwells,
And now and again my battered heart swells,
I remember the joys, I remember the pain,
And I am loving and living life all over again.
I think of the years.. all too few gone too fast,
And accept the stark fact that nothing can last,
So open your eyes, nurses, open and see,
Not a crabby old woman, look closer, see ME.
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Balm to the soul is peace
Calm puts the world at peace
Alms for the poor relieve
Palms upturned receive
When hearts with love overwhelm
Peace shall dwell in this realm.
SEXXYSPACE.COM
tO b3 conTinu3d..
What are you thinking when you are looking at me?
A crabby old woman, not very wise,
Uncertain of habit, with faraway eyes?
Who dribbles her food and makes no reply,
When you say a loud voice, ‘I do wish you’d try!’
Who seems not to notice the things that you do,
And forever is losing a stocking or shoe..
Who, resisting or not, lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding, the long day to fill..
Is that what you are thinking? Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse; you are not looking at me.
I will tell you who I am as I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding, as I eat at your will.
I am a small child of ten.. with a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters, who love one another.
A young girl of sixteen, with wings on her feet,
Dreaming that soon now a lover she will meet.
A bride soon at twenty – my heart gives a leap,
Remembering the vows that I promised to keep.
At twenty-five now, I have young of my own,
Who need me to guide and secure a happy home.
A woman of thirty, my young now grown fast.
Bound to each other with ties that should last.
At forty, my young sons have grown and are gone,
But my man’s beside me to see I don’t mourn.
At fifty, once more babies play around my knee,
Again we know children, my loved one and me.
Dark days are upon me, my husband is dead;
I look at the future, I shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing young of their own,
And I think of the years and the love that I have known.
I am now an old woman.. and nature is cruel,
‘Tis jest to make old age look like a fool,
The body, it crumbles, grace and vigour depart,
There is now a stone where I once had a heart.
But inside this old carcass a young girl still dwells,
And now and again my battered heart swells,
I remember the joys, I remember the pain,
And I am loving and living life all over again.
I think of the years.. all too few gone too fast,
And accept the stark fact that nothing can last,
So open your eyes, nurses, open and see,
Not a crabby old woman, look closer, see ME.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balm to the soul is peace
Calm puts the world at peace
Alms for the poor relieve
Palms upturned receive
When hearts with love overwhelm
Peace shall dwell in this realm.
SEXXYSPACE.COM
tO b3 conTinu3d..
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