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Category: Poems
Manner of Death
June 24th, 2022 that is the date that foretells the rise in the bodies. you unzip the next bag and gaze inside black skin stark against the white plastic. she…
Safe to Brave Space
I had seen the strange intrusion of my health, and how I mourned the subtle, yet drastic changes. Down into the darkness, I go, yet to explore what happens. How gently the journey…
Monochrome
Blackout poetry takes certain words from a written piece to create a poem. This poem is based on a Nature article about diabetes and COVID-19. Below is the text of…
Narrative Medicine Workshop
On April 14th, Arts in Health hosted a narrative medicine workshop for USF Morsani medical students. Together, they read the poem “Almost Human” by Ocean Vuong and discussed the emotions…
A Spoken Word Piece: Oracle
Oracle of the westI’ve traveled long for this requestSo please do not refuseFor humbly I come to you I contendI have failed againAnd againIt seems I’ve come to the limit…
Consistency Contra Variance
Variability’s venomous vines are voracious in the vineyards of productivity, Violently starving vulnerable routines to the verge of vanishment Verily, variability is a valuable vehicle for change, vital for victory for…
Is it Peduncle or Peduncle?
Why say “Pee-dun-cle”, When you could save some stress, by Saying “Ped-un-cle”?
The Videographer
We row the boat of opportunities, Against the flow of time. The clock is ticking. Where shall we go? We are afraid of failure. Our time is limited. Decisions define us. People change us. We become the videographers…
Drip, Drip, Drip
Like the broken faucet that refuses to stop