PATIENTS IN THE QUEUE

Patients wait,
patients always wait
they will have to wait
they should have to wait
in serpentine queues
patients should be patient
everything priority wise,
first come first basis
Doctor comes late,
Doctor comes always late
he/she can always be late
he/she is the saviour
he/she is always right.
Doctor comes,
Florence Nightingale, the angel
always service-minded
closes the door from behind
patients anxious,
each waits for his/her turn,
Doctor prays before
God first,
each day begins with
the prayer
healing process always
requires God's blessings.
Nightingale calls each
mind you,
first come first basis
details inquired upon
BP, temperature
required check-ups
all done one by one
prescription ready,
the turn of the next one
all repeated.
Rules are rules
cannot be, shouldn't
be violated
dead-line to be kept.
Sharp 1'O' clock.
Doctor wakes up from
the hot seat
walks out
remaining ones in the queue,
stand with fingers crossed
nightingale the melody-queen
blurts out,
'today's examination over,
come the next day
Doctor gone home'
Angel too vanishes
Rules are not to be
violated however.