Those who fall

In the middle of the night

Headed

To the emergency room

That is what you do 

When you hear 

"She has fallen."

"She'll be admitted," 

And so began another journey

Through the world

Of elderly-medicine

Where

Respect

Research-based practices

People look at you

When they talk

Pain management

Anxiety control

Privacy
Are not guaranteed

 For those who fall.

Thank goodness for
Patient advocates,

A few
Nurses who care,

Doctors with vision

Who see an elderly person

Who needs their help

To get back

To Days of Our Lives,

Hallmark movies,

Law and Order.

As Baby-Boomers

Become Those Who Fall

We will have to change

This Paradigm

Because we will soon be

Those who fall
And HOPEFULLY

Those who change

The perspectives of about

Those who fall.