Hello, David

by 'Dusty'

Hello, David - my name is Dusty.
I'm your night nurse.
I will stay with you.
I will check your vitals
      every 15 minutes.
I will document
      inevitability.
I will hang more blood
      and give you something
      for your pain.
I will stay with you
      and I will touch your face.

Yes, of course,
      I will write your mother
      and tell her you were brave.
I will write your mother
      and tell her how much you loved her,
I will write your mother
      and tell her to give your bratty kid sister
      a big kiss and hug.
What I will not tell her
      is that you were wasted.

I will stay with you,
      and I will hold your hand.
I will stay with you
      and watch your life
      flow through my fingers
      into my soul.
I will stay with you
      until you stay with me.

Goodbye, - David-my name is Dusty.
I'm the last person
      you will see.
I'm the last person
      you will touch.
I'm the last person
      who will love you.

So long, David- my name is Dusty.
David- who will give me something
      for my pain?

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