You are a doctor and you should be
Of being apolitical, an epitome
Politics is divisive but you have to be
Impartial in your treatment obviously…
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This is what I had always heard
That is why I had always preferred
To pay minimal attention to polarized news
I did not want to develop biased views
That could hamper my practice of medicine-
It was the dictum I sincerely believed in..
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Of course such naïveté can not be maintained
When health care issues are with politics stained
Healthcare access, medications, freedom reproductive
Are all intertwined with politics, one cannot live
In oblivion of prevailing political will
Doing your job can become a task uphill
Fraught with danger if you happen to be
Practicing in the wrong state apparently…
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Oh I long to be able to say
I am apolitical in every way
How I do my job is never going to be
Dictated by a non-healthcare professional to me
But that ideal world does not exist anymore
What is political is personal, and professional, for sure
Passion...unbridled 