Screams. Tears. Despair.
A sense of sadness in the atmosphere.
Loss that cuts so deep,
Leaves you wondering how your body will sleep.
Then the loneliness kicks in,
Sending your mind into a tailspin.
Watching the angelic eyes you once woke up to.
Lifeless, dim, no longer the same shade of blue.
You hear the words, “time of death: 12:01”
Followed by deafening silence as you’re about to run…
Until you hear some loud cries in the next room,
A new life, fresh out of the womb.
And in the middle of your grief and strife,
You realize that you witnessed the circle of life.
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Contributing Writer
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Kavita is a first year medical student at The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, OH class of 2025. In 2017, she graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor of Science in biological sciences She enjoys exercising, cooking and reading in her free time. After graduating medical school, Kavita would like to pursue a career in emergency medicine or anesthesiology.