The Debt

How can this debt be repaid? How can such dedication to Humanity ever be rewarded, Never has so much been owed By so many of us to each of our Medical teams: doctors, nurses Paramedics, ambulance drivers Cleaners, cooks and porters. We salute them all for their bravery. Atropos's walks with the unwary, The innocent, the old and infirm Her shears ever ready. She cannot Be turned or avoided, we are all at Her mercy. Only by skilful hands, Love and unswerving dedication Of our hospital and care workers. The political class has failed them, With their uncaring life of indulgence.