Care Poem by James Hart

Shepherds know instinctively their own sheep
Birds know instinctively their own nest
Dogs know instinctively their own master
Carers know instinctively their own clients.

Knowledge is the key, instinctive knowledge
Not pondered over or thought about but
Reflexive knowledge that inevitably results in
Empathy for the clients and their needs.


Jesus is our example, the carer par excellence
Who fed the hungry and healed the wounded
And asked not what religion or sexual identity
Or nationality or colour or status they were