A doctor's tale

The pain was there, and it was deep,
The night was young, and I was unable to sleep..
I twisted and turned, with a burdened conscience
A doctor in bed, on duty, with fever, albeit a trace…
The temple was burning, the head was spinning,
And deep in the mind, many thoughts were running…
A dingy duty room, and piles of files,
No off days, and emergency duty for miles…
And then the orderly peeps in , like a ghost
“Doctor, a patient has come, and he is shock”
Up and about, fever forgotten, grabbing the steth,
I rush to Casualty, with emergency drugs in hand..