Your family can’t hold your hand or even see
you through doors of glass.
I was so lucky to have met you,
Watching and caring for you before you pass.

you were the best of my shift every night,
i had such hope that every thing was going to be all right.
Your lungs were on fire, and you were struggling for air,
Was I able to comfort and show i did care.

Watching you suffer caused a pain within my heart,
People just does see I am falling apart.
When I get dressed for work, for me it’s not just a job,
When I lose another patient, it’s in my car that I sob.

i guess i will smile and pretend I am inhuman, don't giving any a clue,
that with your and every death that I witness, a part of me dies too.
You were like my Grandma, crying wanting to see your son,
with all hope of ever seeing him again undone.

Your body was hurting, and my heart it aches,
As I seen the fear that was across your face.
I know when I touched you, I touch you with gloves,
But underneath there are hands touching you with love.

i hope you knew you weren't fighting alone,
After each shift I was taking you home.
Now in heaven, your spirit is free.
When your not comforting your son,
remember the nurse that loved you, me.