Where I Am From
I am from wide-toothed combs / pulled through tangled hair. / I am from rumbling yellow school buses
Tag: poetry
Contributing Writer
Drexel University College of Medicine
Joyce is a fourth-year medical student at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA Class of 2021. She is completing the final years of the Accelerated BS/MD Program there. Outside of the hospital, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, dancing, baking, and eating. After graduating medical school, Joyce is excited to pursue a career in Internal Medicine, and eventually Gastroenterology.
Secret Burrito
High potassium? / How did this happen so fast? / Secret burrito.
A Call To Action
Yet another Black man murdered. / I am not Black, I am not White, but I am American. / We were established on the idea of a collective “we” — we, the people, despite creed or color.
Aylan
A mourning sun cries as she tucks away / the night to uncover red and blues / lumps of fabric and skin on gritty sand below.
New Way
There’s so much more to do, / there’s so much more to say, / I just hope we can change / and create a new way.
Am I Essential?
Am I essential? / A med student waiting for change, / inundated with facts and figures. / Am I just in the way?
It’s A Lot
I agree that protesting is best done in peace, / But wasn’t that tried by taking a knee? / Or hashtags that said Black Lives Matter, / And praying that change would come with the chatter.
I Stand
I stand for justice and peace; / I stand for equity alongside equality. / I stand until the hate crimes cease.
Empty Hands
Tonight, there are families who will go to bed / Without having eaten dinner. They will slip / Through sheets of faded blue, stained with
So-So
“I still feel the same,” she says / after three weeks of ECT. / Monday / Wednesday / Friday —
Thank You
We’re now all online / but you’re still in person. / As things progress / they just seem to worsen.
Blackberries
She came alone / Messy auburn hair with curls flowing / Tiny and silent / Taking up a third of the bed
Contributing Writer
Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University
Rachael is a fourth-year medical student at Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University in Dayton, OH class of 2020. In 2016, she graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Arts in biology. She enjoys running, practicing yoga, singing in church and discovering new restaurants in her free time. After graduating medical school, Rachael will be attending the University of Chicago for her pediatric residency.