My Doctor
I knew you were a champion, / though I never saw you win, / by the precision in your choices / and your knowing, tired grin.
Tag: poetry
Contributing Writer
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Houda is an MD candidate at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. A second-year medical student, she writes to keep a curious, fresh perspective on medicine.
Antithetic
A silhouette sits in my mind / No purer beauty that I could find / Than that which rests right by my side / And teases me.
Unbroken
At 5 a.m. the alarm clock rings / His eyes peel open, he can’t see a thing / And he doesn’t know what today will bring / But his sleep is broken.
My White Coat
My White Coat / Stuffed heavy with gadgets, notes, and articles to read / It’s an indicator to the layman of my lifelong obsession / To understanding the human condition
The Imposters
Speak with authority / Let the words / Last vestiges of dead languages / Rife with history / Flow smooth as butter from your tongue
Depression
I don’t look both ways when I cross the street / Sometimes I forget I’m alive / I take a step onto the road
Sunset
a nightingale knows best. / her call comes forth / as the daylight dwindles, / and, listen… i hear her now.
That Is Love
In class they ask me / What is love? / To prompt a philosophical discussion.
Generosity
I do not want to do this to you / My heart wrenches / For the pain we inflict
Salt
My attending / looked at me / and asked, / What is killing your patient?
In The Beginning
and / finally / She arrived / from the pool.
A Second Start
This beating heart / Gave me a second start / It gave me a reason to be / To be me
Contributing Writer
Drexel University College of Medicine
Jason Roley is a second-year medical student at Drexel University College of Medicine (’18) and a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (’12). He is interested in Addiction Psychiatry and passionate about working with vulnerable patient populations. Adventurous and open-minded, Jason not only enjoys an interdisciplinary approach to medicine but also life, emphasizing the mind body balance in every day living.