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Nurse Tai

Kaci Tami 1960 (Vatukoula)

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NurseTai
My petite Geisha
Who I mistook as Vietnamese
Like my daughter- in -law Ly
She's blue like the drink
A mai tai cocktail in scrubs
She was privy to my glorious moments
Of achieving no 2
Don't laugh but if you are bedbound
It's an achievement
Like winning An Olympicmedal
Thorpe on his podium
Me on my bed pan
All inhibitions shed
They have seen it all before
But the greatest  discovery
For me is there no discrimination
No despisement of the task
I put her too
I am glad
We had this moment
At 7.05 am
Friday 22nd April1 2022

About this poem

This is a poem I wrote about the impact of being paralysed on the left side and made me unable to walk or get out of bed so I had rely on using a bed pan during my ablutions

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Scheme ABCDECFGAADHIAJKLMAAANO
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 533
Words 103
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 23
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Kaci Tami

I am an aspiring writer, poet, teller of tales that is me. I have always seen things in a different light and from my perspective, it gives you an insight into what makes me tick as a human being. My life is always hectic and the most important thing I have learnt is that there are three things that one should value in life (a) Your loved ones (b)Your health (c) The memories you create with people. In the end, we all leave this world alone, so spend time creating memories and meaningful relationships with individuals and society at large. My poems reflect my perspective on the world at large both real and imagined. I am in the process of collating an anthology of poems so I can share my likes, dislikes and life with others. Thank you for reading my poems more…

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