Mythical Midwife

There’s a lady in the waiting room 

Who doesn’t have a bed

We hope to get her done today

That’s why she’s not been fed

But every time I see a chance

A slot to fit her in

Someone else just jumps the queue

Today I’m firefighting

There’s a lady in the waiting room

The cleaner comes to say

I know we’re trying to get her in

Hopefully today

Some staff are getting cross with me

They say I look for trouble

But if we put things off today

Tomorrow’s work will double

There’s a lady in the waiting room

A passing porter tells me

I know, we’ve not forgotten her

Just had another emergency

It’s nearly 5 o’clock 

And now the theatre staff are warning

If we don’t get her in here soon

She’ll have to wait ‘til morning

There’s a lady in the waiting room

The ward clerk now reports

I’m running out of patience

I could do with some support

And finally I see a chance

The theatre now is free

A midwife too available

There’s nothing stopping me

For me was it worth all that stress

To make one family happy?

The staff are really pissed off now

And Some of them are snappy

Sometimes I wonder why I try

To go the extra mile

She’s got her baby safely now

 At least I got a smile