“Two Lonely People” on Masticadores USA

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Good morning! I’m pleased to share that my poem, “Two Lonely People,” has been published today on Masticadores USA. I want to thank Barbara Harris Leonhard for publishing it. Please visit Masticadores and show them your support.

Two Lonely People

by Dawn Pisturino

Two lonely people

Who found each other

And tried, with fumbling fingers,

To unlock the secrets

Of each other’s hearts. . .

Please click HERE to read the rest of the poem. Thanks!

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Yesterday, I went to lunch with a group of nurses and nursing assistants that I worked with at the local hospital. I thought going would dredge up bad memories, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. Our favorite topic of conversation? All the mean, nasty doctors who abused and humiliated us. That’s been a real problem in the healthcare profession — verbal abuse and sexual harassment. (We had a lady doctor who ripped the soap dispensers off the walls and threw telephones across the room whenever she got angry. And she did this in front of patients, which really disgusted me.) Doctors were seen as god-like figures who held the power of life and death in their hands. Even if they killed someone, it was nearly impossible to get them fired from a hospital because of the “good old boys club.” Hospitals would just lawyer up and pay off the plaintiffs with big payouts. That’s changing. Hospitals no longer tolerate sexual harassment and bad behavior from doctors. They can’t afford to keep incompetent doctors who injure and kill patients. And most hospitals suffered financially during the COVID pandemic. They can’t afford to be embroiled in huge lawsuits.

Please have a healthy and wonderful day! And, if you’re not happy with your doctor, it’s okay to find another one. It’s okay to complain to the State Medical Board.

[Good News! Lunar Gazing Haiku reached #1 Amazon New Release in Asian Poetry again this morning. Hugs and kisses to everybody who bought it! I was not expecting such a wonderful surprise.]

Dawn Pisturino

Author, Lunar Gazing Haiku (2024) – #1 Amazon New Release in Asian and Contemporary Poetry and 45-Minute Teen & Young Adult Short Reads

Author, Ariel’s Song: Published Poems, 1987 – 2023

#1 Amazon Bestseller Author 2024

#1 Amazon Bestseller Co-Author 2022, 2023, 2024

Author of the Month for March 2024 on Spillwords Press

Co-Author, Petals of Haiku: An Anthology (2024)

Co-Author, Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology (2023)

Co-Author, 2023 Arizona Literary Magazine

Co-Author, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women (2024)

Official Author Website: www.dawnpisturino.org

June 20, 2024

Copyright 2024 Dawn Pisturino. All Rights Reserved.

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