Lost Hugs

These are days of hugs not given or
received; for my adorable patients whom
I examine fully PAPR-ed, for my sweet
friends exhausted and isolated by our
work and this pandemic, for myself.
Do they feel enough love from my words and
my thoughts and my eyes peeking over a
mask?

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