Three a.m. a resident's prayer

I.A baby cries.What more can I do?A patient dies.What more could I have done?It's three AM.No one else sees what I'm doing,No one else cares.But I care.Please God, make sureI always care.II.I'm here in the hospital all aloneFighting against a world of pain,Sleep deprived,Just me and a voiceOn the other end of a phone.But one of these daysI'll really be alone(Or maybe I'll be the voice on the phoneHelping someone else) —God help me then.III.The reality of life is most clearAnd emotions most bareIn the middle of the night.
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Source Type: research