He chose a field that others feared to take br And trod its barren ground, bare-foot, calmly; br He read for days the books for patients’ sake br And used the knowledge accrued, selflessly! br br He screened for H.I.V. and diagnosed AIDS br In patients male, female; in young and old, br In truck-drivers, sex-workers, students, maids; br And counseled them in ways anew and bold! br br He treated AIDS with anti-viral drugs br And saw the CD4 count turn normal; br He told that AIDS comes not thro’ hand-shakes mugs, br But by unsafe sexbloodsex abnormal! br br Kudos to him who treats this malady! br And tells the world that there’s a remedy! br br Copyright by Dr John Celes 7-13-2004 br Dedicated fondly to my colleague and Physician br Dr. Prof. G. Manoharan MD.