Ordinary/Extraordinary
(Chemotherapy, Cycle 4, No. 2)
Ordinary/Extraordinary:
To repeat, the two become one here
On this ward.
Staff doing their ordinary duties,
Patients receiving their ordinary treatments,
But with the combination of the two,
Somehow, something extraordinary happens.
Patients:
The levels of forbearance,
Bravery, vulnerability
And dignity,
Stubborn and calm
In the face of a disease
That is flat-out chasing them down, some...
Their ordinary is extraordinary,
Their extraordinary ordinary
Here,
Week in, week out.
Staff:
All at times seem flying,
Even when walking about,
Duties, every single one,
Care-fully, professional and calm too.
KIND - Always kind. And No big deal.
Their ordinary too is extraordinary,
Their extraordinary ordinary.
Both are amazing
And demand my respect.
-CS Lathrop
- 09/05/2023