Green and lovely ~
radish leaves about to be tossed in the garbage
because....................
that’s what’s always been done
prickly tongue feel,
sharp to taste buds
Very unbecoming to serve
unless alone and in private
a food once considered a sign of poverty or only fit for pig food.
Nurses
Angels of mercy,
kind and knowledgeable about health and well being
caring for those who cannot care for themselves
Individuals considered altruistic and health minded
Addicts and alcoholics
drug fiends, drunks and junkies
such horrible defining of a human being
sharp, prickly and unbecoming
individuals buried in stigma.
Nurses
human beings subject to addiction
how to reconcile these single stories
defining both good and horrible.
Individuals courageously, yet tentatively, move into recovery
their lives no longer a single story of stereotypes.
Green and lovely
radish leaves when washed and cared for
become a delicious, spicy part of a salad.
“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with
stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are
incomplete. They make the whole story become the only story.”
~ Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
Two books by Paula Scimeca, Nurse and Author
Unbecoming a Nurse: Bypassing the Hidden Chemical Dependency Trap and
From Unbecoming a Nurse to Overcoming Addiction
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