I have seen them at close of day
coming with tired faces

Such tender, loving hands
bathe and soothe, help to move

Vapour trails in the sky
Floating, drifting way up high

There’s a wild virus on the loose,
Making people loose some screws,

These hands have conjured calm from fear
These hands have cradled a new-born near

O Lord your people are dying.
Invisible and invincible,

Distanced from most
I process emotions

Confused by unusual bug

Health under pressure from

For the time being we are helpless
We watch our dear ones being whisked off

Pushing through long days
Whilst time is running out for

What was just an ordinary morning,
Showering, soaping, realised a lump.

Saving lives, bringing hope,
We watch as you risk your health.

It takes time to feel comfortable in a war zone.
At 8pm your family clap, holler hope, give thanks.

You sit on the hard plastic chair in A&E,
Bargaining to be set free,

The mirror showed a reflection
of a woman in her prime

YOU crept silently into my life
YOU came along without warning

For the want of a gown,
the operation was lost, but

These humble words cant begin to express
The gratitude felt towards our NHS

This love, praise and thank you to you dear NHS will last for our whole lives long.

For it is with all your brave, compassionate care we feel safe, well and always treated kind.