The Shift: A Poem from the Emergency Room

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Published May 29, 2025
DOI https://doi.org/10.15354/si.25.po011

Merin Lindo  
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 330 De Neve Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA

Abstract

The morning breaks in pale white light,


Another day, another fight.


The badge goes on, the scrubs pulled tight—


A soldier in a war each night.


 


The door swings wide, the beepers hum,


The stretchers roll, the traumas come.


The board is full, the clock says eight—


But pain does not know time or wait.

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Keywords

Medicine

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No funding source declared.

References
How to Cite
Lindo, M. (2025). The Shift: A Poem from the Emergency Room. Science Insights, 46(5), 1811–1813. https://doi.org/10.15354/si.25.po011
Issue
Vol. 46 No. 5 (2025)
Section
Poem
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