Doctors
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| Rivers to the Sea Doctors by Sara Teasdale |
EVERY night I lie awake
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}}And every day I lie abed
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}}And hear the doctors, Pain and Death,
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| }}Conferring at my head.
They speak in scientific tones,
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}}Professional and low--
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}}One argues for a speedy cure,
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| }}The other, sure and slow.
To one so humble as myself
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}}It should be matter for some pride
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}}To have such noted fellows here,
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| }}Conferring at my side.