Sister Kate O'Hanlon

You never stopped or ran away from war
for you were solid and whole inside
born and bred in Belfast you knew
the place like the back of your hand
I was twenty back then and very scared
unable to cope with emotional trauma
of death and dying the blown apart
oh how I love listening to you talk
me thru that time that terrible time
Even now you rise above the sorrow
a professional nurse to the very end
with medals and awards you coped well
while I cringed in the corner crying
crying into the deep pain in my soul