Smiles That Get Us Through Poem by D Loveday Morris

Smiles that Gets Us Through


It's the smiles that get us through,
The kind words, thoughts and the dances that we all do;
It's the people like Tori,
who smiles and makes donning a memorable story.
It's the smiles that gets us through
And when she asks, today why aren't you dancing?
Did you know your dance and smiles helps keep us going?


It's the smiles that get us through they fuel our minds.
They help to rejuvenate us and prevent us from crying at all times.
It's the smiles that get us through, they provide compassion for your pain.
It takes a caring, compassionate professional to do this over and over again.

It's the smiles that get us through, sometimes we too are scared.
If you only knew how hard it is, to tell you the things you also feared.
It's the smiles that get us through,
the kind gestures thoughtful words,
Helps to buffer the pain, knowing as we work, we leave our sick children, mothers, husbands and fathers and this cannot be heard

It's the smiles that get us through, the thank you and farewell;
If you only knew your greatest gift to us is when you get better and stay well
It's the smiles that get us through
Lord if you only knew just how hard it is,
To tell someone you may be dying, today you may not live,

It's the smiles that gets us through as we support you through your pain
Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating whether your treatment stays the same
It's the smiles that gets us through, when wereach a certain point, after days and months of critical thinking, despite doing all we do, despite all our trying
We are now at the point when the kindest thing we can do is to help you prepare for dying.

It's the smiles that get us through, as we encourage you to speak with your loved ones
And although your heart is broken,
We can see you are such an incredible human
It's the smiles that get us through when we see you in your distress,
And your greatest fear is that if your family sees you like this it may cause them distress

It's the smiles that gets us through when we see how you struggle
Despite the pain and hurt you are going through, your only hate is that you will cause your family trouble
It's the smiles that get us through,
When we know that althoughyour heart is so broken, though you are overwhelmed with fear of crossing over to an unknown land
Your greatest fear is the pain that this will cause to your loved ones.

It's the smiles that gets us through
Co-workers in conversation, sharing, supporting, helping and though also struggling still smiling too
It's the smiles that gets us through, family members loved one's
Husbands and wives, partners, children, cats and dogs who help to keep us strong

It's the smiles that gets us through, the kind words and dances
That encourages us to continue as we face life's challenges
It's the smiles that gets us through
Do be mindful of this when someone passes you,
Smile at them, you will never know the good you do;

It's the smiles that get us through,
So go ahead and smile, give a listening ear, say a kind word and be encouraged too.
It'sthe smiles, your smiles, our smiles that gets us through
So let's smile and get through this.


Dedicated to Torie, a scientist, a physiologist who helps during the donning of PPE during COVID-19

D. Loveday Morris

April 30,2020