The Patience/The Patients

Ruth Mekuria, M1, Class of 2027

“The Patience (read downward)

Patience.
A student holding a pen in an exam, a resident with a scalpel in hand, and now an attending holding their
patient’s hand waiting for the results with…
Hope, because this doctor was once…
A bit afraid, to be honest. But now I looked in her eyes and felt comfort and felt
It will be okay. She fought as hard as she could and I was
Looking at the clock, before looking into her eyes and whispering
“I will be here for you, no matter what happens.”
“Breathe, please breathe”…I prayed for each breath as she said
Doctor…Will I be okay?
Anxiously, hopefully, patiently wait with the
Patients.

The Patients (read upward)”