The Super Nurses From Hell. Right up there in the Top 10 best nursing poems about us. I was attempting to convey an image of the territorial, type-A, alpha-male/female. know-it-all (quite probably) critical care nurse figure. Naturally, I am too humble to admit being part of that group, but I knew of them. Enjoy.

Super Nurses From Hell

Well educated, yes indeed
They comprehend, what makes you bleed,
Certified to handle crisis
Justified to call their prices,
Their one objective
To make you well,
These are the super
Nurses from Hell.

Special licensing up the wang yang
A continuing educational gang bang,
Marking territories, like a leg lifting dog
Primal chest thumping, like apes on a log,
They'll jump from an airplane
They'll dive in a well,
These are the super
Nurses from Hell.

Career choice priorities, the family must wait
Wild party animals, a blast on a date,
It's excitement and danger, all in one breath
Raging a war, of life and of death,
It shortens the life span
But, the stories they tell,
These are the super
Nurses from Hell.

Power wielding icons, predators of peace
They can pull a fleeing soul back in
And then renew its lease,
If your heart shows signs of stopping
Like it's time to say farewell,
You can surely count on
The super nurses from Hell.

They know everything, they teach the physicians
Experienced at a thousand, different positions,
Cosmic consultants, they've been there and back
They don't stop to eat, because life is a snack,
They'll help you pass on
If they can't make you well,
They are known as the Super
Nurses From Hell

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