Vigil

Sun-kissed freckles,
Stark against your pale face.

52 Days

Day 1: you are minimally conscious
Without coherent thought.

34 Minutes

He decompensates at shift change;
The team is pulling out the epi drip.

Life’s Fragility

Septic shock, stabilized.

Semantics

I was once told
to be careful
with the words we choose.

Moving dirt

Two pairs of brown eyes glaze over as the

Secondary Victims

No one talks about
the secondary trauma

More to Learn

Black fingers match black toes

The Next

Disappointment overwhelms me as we
wheel her to the ICU

Work Acquaintances

“Sick or Not-Sick?”
Our first task after leaving the classroom.

Other

I love watching a brother,

Last Call

“Are you even a doctor?”

Water

For self care, they say to “fill your cup.”

Progress

As female physicians,
Workplace sexism is an everyday reality.

Space

“Where will you go next?” people ask,
dying to know my answer.

Long Call Day

“Beep beep beep” goes the pager.
Another cross-cover problem.

Just a Little Lighter

To the struggles that only you know
That you wrestle with

Among Friends

One day I arrived to work,
looked around the team room,

Building rapport

She materializes on screen in her usual
sunny spot,

Labels

Can be helpful in describing disease
processes

16:23

A slip.