Invisible to you
Unknown to all
We put you to sleep
We keep you alive
We keep you safe
We wake you up
We send you home
We take the risks
We call the shots
We hold your life, praying
In the palm of our hands
We do not gamble
With its price
We take the blame
In case we fail
We let others take the credit
When we succeed
Which is most of the time
We are the anaesthetists
We have only one motto
We value your life
More than ours
We monitor your breath
We measure your heartbeat
We master machines
Save countless lives
We are the anesthetists.
We watch your pulse
The rise and fall of your chests
We hold you precious
Remember your loved ones
We bring you back from slumber
Stupor and drugged states
We stand for care and value
And e-quality
We cannot have a gap
Between our words and actions
Name and reality
Unlike other professions
Such a slip would be costly
We stand at our post
For hours, and ages
We remain there steadfast
To the end, as needed
Forsaking food and drink
And sleep and loved ones, if need be
Like the world's best soldiers
Concentrated, focussed
We are the anaesthetists.
