Techniques in Cerebral Dissection
Use latex gloves.
Poetry
[INFLAMMATORY STATEMENT OF SELF DISCLOSURE IN THE OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRY CLINIC]
Hallway Disclosures
Do No Harm (Do Arabs Not Bleed?)
“My heart is crying blood for my city and my people”
Holy
Scrub, wash, and cleanse of all impurities
Processing
Sunday
Rejection
She waited, years on years,
The Aria of the Dying
You didn’t know that day.
Polka Dots
I loved polka dots, until one day they became Synonymous with blood.
Overturn
I found an old polaroid
Interview Season
My cheeks hurt
Torn
We’re all in the hospital, torn
Patron Saint of Sailors
It began with a heavy leg,
First Time Retracting
No food –
Time of Death
Poetry
The Tumor and the Miracle
…bing…bing…bing…
Our Hair
“Hair isn’t everything” my mom told me once.
My Monster
From abundance to watching the hand tick
Blue Penguins*
Excitation, anticipation, what we’ve been waiting for
Blue Skies
Plans, dreams and promises made, but time too quickly taken away.
Patient Room Fumbles
Use sanitizer
Speculum
On the train, a stranger touches my thigh—low
Evaluations
i spend a lot of time hating myself
Ascent
How quickly we get bored of flying.
Pre-Rounding with Patience on Patients
Patient
Body Donor
I know what you’re thinking, but not that one