My Mother Is A Social Worker Who Works In A Hospital

My mother is a social worker who works in a hospital

she makes daily visits
checks her charts
and shares small talk with the patients
as she brightens up their rooms

My mother is a social worker who works in a hospital

she is always the first one at the scene
just like the television doctors
whether in the birthing room
at my niece Amanda’s arrivial
or at the operating table
medicines trap door

My mother is a social worker who works in a hospital

my mother translates for the Spanish patients
especially after surgery
she touches their fear
with words that can heal

My mother is a social worker who works in a hospital

Surprisingly there is little blood
on her pink uniform
just a day’ sweat and dirt
you wouldn’t know
she was a cleaning lady
if you looked in her eyes

My mother is a social worker who works in a hospital