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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
What had just happened? What could it be?
The nurses all crowded the window to see.
The breast augmentation on the patient in 3
Was finishing shortly, much to our glee.
And then, what's this? Did it actually appear?
OR 2 was closing, this was abundantly clear.
The surgeon in 1, too, was lively and quick.
We thought for a moment it must be a trick!
More rapid than usual, these closings came.
The 3 surgeons emerged and they called us by name:
"Now Ursula, now Susan, now Paula and Pam,
Now Mindy and Haley and Amber and Sam,
"Get home to your families, finish up at the mall.
We know that it's Christmas, and we thank you all."
Their twinkling eyes and their nodding of head
Reassured us that we had finished the sked.
For these surgeons didn't waste time in their work,
Hadn't dithered, dawdled or behaved like a jerk.
They'd filled up recovery, sent orders to PACU,
And gave Christmas wishes to the Christmas eve crew.
Who'd have thought that the spirit of Christmas lived here,
In a place that, at times, was devoid of all cheer?
Who'd have thought that Santa would show up this year
In the form of 3 surgeons who got it in gear?
