I. As kids we didn’t realize death was as common as it is, and there it is, the first funeral you attend. II. After spending months with my residents and seeing them every day, I attended the funeral of 23 patients that passed during their care, and 18 funerals of friends and family just in my first 16 years of life. III. After attending 41 funerals and 19 code blues in total, every single code blue in the hospital makes my heart drop. “Another one” as a tear rolls down my face. Defeated.
“Forest Fire” by Marcus Orta The fire It blooms deep Down within Spreading up Spreading thin The roses Surround me now Lying Upon the earth Covering The ground
An ocean of Red Under the deep Blue Expanding forever Outside of my view Movement so swift Captivates me Hyperaware now But here I feel free There’s no looking back I must know what I see The Red Sea is dressed Covered in thorns A warning to all But when beauty beckons I answer its call
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