Nurse

Nurse

The nurse closes her eyes and, in her dream,

imagines a world where she isn't exhausted

where she has what she needs

to do the job she loves to do.

The nurse, on his daily commute,

is stalked by the spirits

of all those he feels were betrayed,

their cries ignored by the politics of greed.

He pays for the parking space and sighs.

Tim Fellows August 2018