Elizabeth is the favorite nurse
of the residents of Shady Elms Nursing Home.
When they see her, they think of
springtime and daisies
and Doris Day.
Her voice has a lilt
and her sense of humor brightens the
dull routine of the residents' lives.
She is their advocate and treats them all
with humor, care and respect,
and because of these things
she is greatly loved.
Sad to say, Elizabeth
does not love herself.
She hates what she considers her full cheeks
and her plump figure,
and her plump figure,
and the freckles that sprinkle over her nose.
She compares herself to models and movie stars
and wishes that she could be someone else.
She has no idea how she lights up a room,
and how beauty shines out through
her wholesome face.
And so she dreams of a diet or face cream
or some other miracle
or some other miracle
that will make her as beautiful
as, everyone knows,
she already,
she already,
truly,
is.
