EMT Poem

[cathycasi21]

This is an emt poem I found on the internet. I don't know if I'm putting it in the right section. I'm a noobie

Why I Do It

You watch us leaving,

Lights and sirens blaring.

You think of what the call might be,

But you can never imagine what we see.

The pain and suffering of an elderly dying,

As the family watches begging and crying.

You ask me why I do it,

With all the pain and tears shed how can I survive.

In return I say, Why?!

If you could help a fellow man would you leave him in the shadows to die.

If you could would you not want to give a person another breath to breathe,

And watch as their eyes fill with life instead of death.

Sure pain may come with the job,

But in return there is joy of a life that might be saved.

My team is there for support,

When the pain is more then I can bare.

I'm not in it for the glory,

But to watch the smile of a child that will see another day.

And I thank God for the skills he has given me,

So I may do my best no matter what the scene.

Author: Ryan Landry

[PCTtiff]

Hey Cathy,

Beautiful poem. Just beautiful. Just the thought and the feeling behind it, I imagine every EMT, EMT-Intermediate, Paramedic, and even every healthcare provider out there was touched by this poem.

Thanks for sharing it with us!

God Bless,

Tiff

[Connie31079]

Here's another poem:

A Paramedic's Life

No two days may be counted on

For things to be the same

The routine jobs completed

Then comes the waiting game

The mind is set on ready

Whether sleeping or awake

Time's the constant enemy

The difference it can make

Some days it crawls so slowly

But still alert you stay

Then someone's time is running out

As seconds charge away

Adrenaline is pumping

Your race against time starts

Your intellect's in action

with controlled, chaotic parts

Precision, skill and timing

You use them all, but yet

Each call could be the one from hell

Your heart won't soon forget

Your shift then ends, and finally

You're able to relax

Time relents it's power

And soon you're back on track

You will return another day

No two will be alike

For God still writes each ending

In a paramedic's life

Author: unknown

[cathycasi21]

Here's another poem:

A Paramedic's Life

No two days may be counted on

For things to be the same

The routine jobs completed

Then comes the waiting game

The mind is set on ready

Whether sleeping or awake

Time's the constant enemy

The difference it can make

Some days it crawls so slowly

But still alert you stay

Then someone's time is running out

As seconds charge away

Adrenaline is pumping

Your race against time starts

Your intellect's in action

with controlled, chaotic parts

Precision, skill and timing

You use them all, but yet

Each call could be the one from hell

Your heart won't soon forget

Your shift then ends, and finally

You're able to relax

Time relents it's power

And soon you're back on track

You will return another day

No two will be alike

For God still writes each ending

In a paramedic's life

Author: unknown

That's a good poem too! thanks for sharing

[emt3225]

This is an emt poem I found on the internet. I don't know if I'm putting it in the right section. I'm a noobie

Why I Do It

You watch us leaving,

Lights and sirens blaring.

You think of what the call might be,

But you can never imagine what we see.

The pain and suffering of an elderly dying,

As the family watches begging and crying.

You ask me why I do it,

With all the pain and tears shed how can I survive.

In return I say, Why?!

If you could help a fellow man would you leave him in the shadows to die.

If you could would you not want to give a person another breath to breathe,

And watch as their eyes fill with life instead of death.

Sure pain may come with the job,

But in return there is joy of a life that might be saved.

My team is there for support,

When the pain is more then I can bare.

I'm not in it for the glory,

But to watch the smile of a child that will see another day.

And I thank God for the skills he has given me,

So I may do my best no matter what the scene.

Author: Ryan Landry

Thanks for sharing the poem with us..Actually it was very touching and true...I just lost my first pt and i cant tell u what it did to me..Reading this poem has made me realize that i must go on and continue to help people..Perfect timing... :wink:

[emt3225]

Connie thank you for sharing yours too...Great poem...

[scsaemt207]

Wow, thanks for posting those guys. I just finished up a run here a few ago that involved doing cpr on a newborn that was barely one week old. These poems really speak to the reality of it all. Thanks.

[Ray]

Here's another poem.

I WANT TO TELL YOU LIES

© Kalvere, all rights reserved

I want to tell that little boy his Mom will be just fine

I want to tell that dad we got his daughter out in time

I want to tell that wife her husband will be home tonight

I don't want to tell it like it is, I want to tell them lies

You didn't put their seat belts on, you feel you killed your kids

I want to say you didn't ... but in a way, you did

You pound your fists into my chest, you're hurting so inside

I want to say you'll be OK, I want to tell you lies

You left chemicals within his reach and now it's in his eyes

I want to say your son will see, not tell you he'll be blind

You ask me if he'll be OK, with pleading in your eyes

I want to say that yes he will, I want to tell you lies

I can see you're crying as your life goes up in smoke

If you'd maintained that smoke alarm, your children may have woke

Don't grab my arm and ask me if your family is alive

Don't make me tell you they're all dead, I want to tell you lies

I want to say she'll be OK, you didn't take her life

I hear you say you love her and you'd never hurt your wife

You thought you didn't drink too much, you thought that you could drive

I don't want to say how wrong you were, I want to tell you lies

You only left her for a moment, it happens all the time

How could she have fell from there? You thought she couldn't climb

I want to say her neck's not broke, that she will be just fine

I don't want to say she's paralyzed, I want to tell you lies

I want to tell this teen his buddies didn't die in vain

Because he thought that it'd be cool to try to beat that train

I don't want to tell him this will haunt him all his life

I want to say that he'll forget, I want to tell him lies

You left the cabinet open and your daughter found the gun

Now you want me to undo the damage that's been done

You tell me she's your only child, you say she's only five

I don't want to say she wont see six, I want to tell you lies

He fell into the pool when you just went to grab the phone

It was only for a second that you left him there alone

If you let the damn phone ring perhaps your boy would be alive

But I don't want to tell you that, I want to tell you lies

The fact that you were speeding caused that car to overturn

And we couldn't get them out of there before the whole thing burned

Did they suffer? Yes, they suffered, as they slowly burned alive

But I don't want to say those words, I want to tell you lies

But I have to tell it like it is, until my shift is through

And then the real lies begin, when I come home to you,

You ask me how my day was, and I say it was just fine

I hope you understand, sometimes, I have to tell you lies

author: Kal the Rebel

[akflightmedic]

Ray, I don't mean to call you out but could you please explain who Calvere or Cal the rebel is that supposedly wrote the poem you posted above? I am curious. The poem you posted has been around in excess of 10 years that I know of personally and as many times as I have seen it, it NEVER has had an author attached to it. It has always been unsigned or author unknown. If you know of the true author of this work, please share and if validated, I will pass this on to about a hundred different EMS websites, poetry sites, JEMS, and Our Designs catalog because they don't know either. So please enlighten us or simply say it was a mistake and author is unknown. Thanks and have a great day...

[Ray]

I first seen this poem on another EMS forum, and after searching it I got this website.

http://www.geocities.com/kaltherebel/IWantToTellYouLies.html

It appears to me that this is a valid. If I have mistaken and it is not valid I give my sincere apologies.