I am a nurse

I am a nurse—wait…
not the one in your mind…

but one powerful enough
to make the pen dance life into you
not gently,
but with a force you feel.

One that echoes reality
out of our daily motivation…
not dressed up,
not diluted
just truth, straight and unshaken.

Sorry…
tablets aren't really medicine in my pharmacy
I don't trade in temporary relief.

Poetry does the healing—
raw, relentless,
unafraid to meet you where it hurts
and pull you back stronger.

I don't write for approval
I write for impact.
To stir what's quiet,
to awaken what's fading,
to remind you that being alive
should actually feel like it.

So yes… call me a nurse
but don't get it twisted…

Author: MALIK KANDABABA

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