Acceptable

Children give me permission.
The great gift! Don’t tell the grown ups (or do)!
The secret: I’m excitable, weird, silly, and kind
– once told too much so – but in this colorful
place, with giraffe X-ray machines,
being who I am might make toddlers giggle in
dawn hours.
That’s reason enough.

Sara Coomes

Department of Pediatrics

Sara is a visual artist and physician resident who lives and works in Salt Lake City. She finds joy in watching the growing of things and sitting in sunlight. She continues to work on poems that explore the sublime in daily life and the workings of nature.

Voices from the Residents:
2022, "Unforgetting"
2022, "Acceptable"
2021, "Lost Hugs"
2020, "Sweet Magic" View more for Sara Coomes