I am your patient
be patient with me.
I come to you to ease
my discomfort with this disease.
So be patient with me.
I come seeking your understanding
and empathy.
Above all else, I come asking
that you compel your compassion
into action and be patient with me.
Come to me eager to sit down.
Eager to cradle my palms in your skilled hands and be patient with me.
As you really listen — just to listen to me without interruption.
Be patient with me.
If the eyes be a window into my soul,
then do please peer into my being.
For how can you tell of my disease without looking into my eyes - patiently.
Be patient with me.
- Poem By Kwabena Adubofour M.D
Daily Dose of Humanities 