I Miss You, Too
There are fewer flowers in the hospital rooms now. / The ones sent to room 22 / have been taken out.
Tag: poetry
Contributing Writer
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Micah is a first year medical student at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in Hanover, NH class of 2025. In 2019 she graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology. After college, she worked as a nursing assistant on a trauma unit and became certified in Spanish Medical Interpreting. She enjoys running, writing, and exploring the outdoors in her free time. In the future, Micah would like to pursue a career in emergency medicine and global health.
You Should Know
You say that I must be hot / and reach over to take my coat off. / No, I’ll keep it on.
Half-mast
you’re making things worse / rubbing wounds with the salt / from their own sweat
Patient Advocate
“Abuse is of use.” / That is what we tell ourselves. / That it makes us stronger.
feeling unmatched
These are the subjects / you taught me, but as I sit in this / despair, they don’t comfort me. / I need you to teach me more.
OB/GYN Introductions
I heard about the blood / that you described as a flood, / and the terrible stomach pain
You
I see You / Holding up the sign / standing in line / or in a crowd / loud and proud.
What Science Can Kiss
Those voluble cells which / lay softly atop the glass slide / compose the truth, compose the / cabalistic dialect of you and I
Comedic Relief
A courteous knock on the door / Followed by a confident entry / Quickly halted by an urgent cry
To My First Patient Who Passed
Yours is the name I carry on / You were the first I mourned when gone
DNR
20 / still / except / her chest rising, falling
“Behind”: A Poetic Reflection of the Beginnings of M1
The clock behind me ticks / As the seconds line up with the cicadas’ hiss, / I hear the children outside, and the cracks of sticks
Contributing Writer
Medical College of Georgia
Shadman is a second year at the Medical College of Georgia in Athens, GA, class of 2024. In 2019, he graduated from The Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a Minor in Biology. He enjoys trying new restaurants, gaming, and watching sports in his free time. After graduating medical school, he's thinking about pursuing Orthopedic Surgery, Internal Medicine, or Psychiatry (undecided).