Thank God for there are Doctors

 

When I was small

And Christmas trees were tall

People used to say

An apple a day keeps a doctor away

So I grew up eating apple everyday

To avoid seeing a doctor’s face

And if I got sick

Albularyo did all the tricks

I was well again

Without taking any medicine

 

When I was tall

And Christmas trees were small

Many people dared to say

A doctor’s fee is hard to pay

And when I got sick

the albularyo made his one last trick

but it never worked anymore

as he prepared me to meet my dead ancestors

 

Then I came to see a doctor one day

afraid not only of what s/he’d say

But also on how much should I pay

For the blood test, ultrasound and x-ray

Yet all my worries had gone away

When I could feel how much s/he cared

s/He’s not there for patients to gain money or prestige

s/He’s a doctor who keeps (her) his oath to make people live

 

A doctor can’t save all lives

But s/he would do everything even if it means risking (her) his own life

I know no amount of money can ever buy a second life

So hopefully by saying “thank you” to my doctor may suffice.

 

THANK YOU!