Continuing to live, while waiting to die
seeing how the world has gone awry
through online versions of news
and the smorgasbord of YouTube views
But every day brings me pleasure
via novels and films, I treasure
At dinner every single night
I enjoy a gourmet delight
In bed, I sleep sometimes
deep or in waking creep
My dreams are full of rhymes
in waking I am unable to keep
Everyone loves a nurse
They are caring
They are kind
They listen
Alex Pretti was a nurse
He has been added
to the lore of the nurse
as a martyr
Like a nurse rushing to aid
a patient in distress,
he sought to protect
a woman knocked down
by a masked Trump agent
in Minneapolis
Alex stepped between the victim
and her attacker
He was thrown to the ground,
surrounded by Trump thugs,
beaten on the head,
pressed into a helpless position
on his knees, shot in the back,
a prelude to nine more bullets
pumped into his prone body
Alex was a nurse
Desire for
romance
and new
experiences
brought
what was wanted
The romance
was lovely
while it
lasted
New
experiences came
and faded
The
pleasures thinned
The
memories remained
