A courteous knock on the door
Followed by a confident entry
Quickly halted by an urgent cry
I’m naked!
Immediate retreat ensues
Then a collective pause
As we ponder the cry
I’m naked!
A thoroughly unexpected event
On an otherwise calm morning
In the sports medicine clinic
I’m naked!
From a patient with thumb pain
We were blessed by this
Altogether shocking announcement
I’m naked!
Thank goodness for this comedic relief
In the midst of this never-ending pandemic
A break from the onslaught of grief
I’m naked!
We re-enter and laugh alongside
Our patient with thumb pain
Who is, thankfully, not naked
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Contributing Writer
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Melissa Huddleston is a fourth-year medical student at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in El Paso, Texas class of 2023. In 2016, she graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Science in informatics and a secondary major in classics. In 2018, she graduated from Baylor University with a Master of Public Health in community health education. She enjoys hiking, jumping rope, and reading. After graduating from medical school, Melissa would like to pursue a career in pediatrics.