Unspoken Agreement.
You’ve lost your words.
Your eyes are windows,
curtains drawn.
You’ve lost your words.
Your eyes are windows,
curtains drawn.
Air cool, coffee cold, walking up hill.
I am the daughter of a physician.
G1P0, healthy, except she’s a quadriplegic.
Tow-headed, two, a tornado of energy…
I love meeting up with mentees after summer break.
In New York City…
Moonlighting in a rural ER…
I want to help but I can’t.
Intern year, month two
Called to the VA – crisis assessment needed…
breathless,
slumped beside the well-used,
stained, stainless sink,
i peer around the splattered curtain…
There was never enough air.
Unfair.
With 24 hours to live, the new organ was a timely blessing.
Why am I seeing you today? I’m not really sure – you told me to come back.
Show me the policy!
I offer surgery. Complete aortic replacement.
Dear Reader, As you’ll soon see, this varied collection of 55-word stories from University of Utah School of Medicine faculty members transcends specific writing genres. The writers have employed aspects of both poetry and prose to craft poignant vignettes of our experiences in medicine, education, and life. The purpose of this collection is to transmit …
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