Sarah

“Sarah” was written while I was thinking about the premise of trauma informed care and trying to care for humans who, themselves, are multidimensional and their apparent medical diagnoses multifactorial. I a person that would present to an emergency department with wounds indicative of abuse and how that person would look in their private lives. The prison they may experience every day without respite and how they may try to take back control. It is a melancholic song about the realities around us and the ending indicative of the common outcomes we will see as future physicians.

Lyrics:

Sarah’s got a boyfriend and he’s like 30
When he comes home, he’s kinda dirty
But that’s when he comes home
Sarah’s got a boyfriend and he’s like 30
Comes home around 2:30
Spends his time at the bar
Sarah’s got a boyfriend and he’s like 30
She’s curious but feels unworthy
Can’t question him at all

[chorus]

She wants to say no but she can’t
She doesn’t know, where to draw the line
She reads the bible every day
That’s the price she’s got to pay
Behind the bars within her mind
Sarah’s got a boyfriend and he’s the one
That calls her out when she’s having fun
One look is all it takes
Sarah’s got a boyfriend and he’s the one
She’s scared, she grabs the gun
Shots ring out and now he’s gone

[chorus]

Tom is a medical student in the UUSOM Class of 2023. He has always been involved in music. He loves to spend time with friends and family.