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FOR&TOO&MANY&NIGHTS&I&WOULD&WATCH&THE&SUN&RISE<br />
STUDYING,&HOPING&THAT&MY&DREAMS&DON’T&DEMISE<br />
STUCK&IN&BETWEEN&MY&IDEALS&AND&REALITY<br />
I&WAS&REEXAMINING&MY&PREMED&MENTALITY<br />
THE&COMPETITION&FOR&MED&SCHOOL&IS&TOO&INSANE<br />
2%&ACCEPTANCE&FOR&THOSE&PEOPLE&WITH&BIG&BRAIN<br />
I&THINK&I’M&TOO&PLAIN&FOR&THE&DOCTORAL&DOMAIN<br />
OR&WILL&I&GET&TO&POP&THE&CHAMPAGNE&ONE&DAY?<br />
WHITE&GOWN,&STETHOSCOPE&AND&BLUE&SCRUBS<br />
TURNING&UP&BOOKS&INSTEAD&OF&AT&THE&CLUBS<br />
I&WONDER&IF&ALL&THESE&EFFORTS&NOW&WILL&LATER&PAY&OFF<br />
IS&IT&REALLY&WORTH&NOT&HAVING&MY&DAY&OFF?<br />
BLOOD,&NEEDLES,&SURGERIES,&LIFE&AND&DEATH<br />
AGAIN&I&WONDER&IF&THIS&IS&THE&WORTHY&PAIN<br />
SOON&I&WILL&HAVE&TO&MAKE&GOOD&DECISIONS<br />
HOPEFULLY&I&CAN&SEE&MYSELF&THROUGH&BRIGHT&VISIONS<br />
I&DON’T&KNOW&WHY,&BUT&I&CAN’T&STOP&THINKING&ABOUT&IT<br />
THE&ART&OF&MEDICINE,&AND&DRAWING&THE&LINE&OF&COMPARISON<br />
OF&LIFE&AND&DEATH&MAKES&ME&FEEL&COMPLETE<br />
IN&THOUGHT&OF&IT,&MY&HEART&JOYFULLY&BEATS<br />
I’LL&PROBABLY&HAVE&TO&SURVIVE&THE&TEST&OF&TIME<br />
AND&MAKE&SURE&MY&SOLID&DREAM&DOESN’T&SUBLIME<br />
IF&TODAY’S&A&HILL,&I&HAVE&A&DOZEN&MOUNTAINS&TO&CLIMB<br />
MY&LIFE&IS&LIKE&A&COIN,&TWO&SIDES&OF&A&DIME<br />
BUT&AT&THIS&POINT,&I’M&SURE&MEDICINE&IS&MINE<br />
STAYING&UP&ALL&NIGHT&HEALING&PEOPLE’S&BODIES&AND&MINDS<br />
WELCOMING&YOUNG&AND&OLD&FROM&ALL&RACES&AND&KINDS<br />
TAKING&VITALS&AND&READING&EKG&LINES<br />
THOUGH&YOUNG&AND&RECKLESS,&I’M&LIKE&A&HOSPITAL@ FULL&OF&PATIENCE<br />
HOPEFULLY&SOON&I’LL&REMEMBER&TODAY&AS&OF&ANCIENT<br />
AS&I&REACH&THE&TOP&OF&MY&OWN&PYRAMID,&AND&BECOME&THAT&ONE&PERSON&TO&LEAD<br />
I&SHALL&LOOK&BACK&AND&REMEMBER&I&TOO&WAS&ONCE&A&KID<br />
BY:&BONNIE&PARK<br />
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