Sonder: A Call to Kindness

A mob of doctors, an entourage of students
Eager to impress, chock-full of prudence
As rounds persists, patient rooms fly by
Despite their smiles, we don’t even say hi

 

And in the midst as I begin to wonder
In creeps the feeling of immense sonder.
Countless lives unique from you and me.
Limitless moments of hope, sorrow, and glee.

 

Stories untold, with lives unknown
Dreams fulfilled, yet candles unblown
The realization experiences are infinite
A potent sense of overwhelming belittlement

 

These fleeting thoughts, quick as a breath
Still time marches, inevitable death
Yet in this vastness, a purpose revealed
To live with kindness, a weapon to wield

 

Each life in need, a beacon of opportunity
Awake each day, emit positivity
So no matter the duty, large or small
Embrace humanity, our selfless call