Friday, 10 February 2017

THE CHRONICLES OF A MEDICAL STUDENT By Animashaun Daniel

We strive for more knowledge
But we end up getting more puzzled
Our peers say we have the edge
But we know how long we've struggled

Our nights are now as long as the giraffe's neck
Because sleep is no longer our friend
We hope torpor doesn't give us a backward jerk,
Into the bottomless end

We don't read when we dose
But we dose when we read
Because we feel it is a waste of time to use the water hose
On most days, we are as clean as a dusty seed

Our admirers used to tell us we would do well non-stop
But these days, our grades do not agree
And like a raindrop
Our weights are on a falling spree

And so, we live sleepless lives,
To advise patients to live lives full of rest and sleep
At the apex of our frustration, amidst negative vibes
We wish it was an easier life we picked
Amidst the stress and hard times
Our passion to save lives will eventually thrive

We hope that our health continues to be at its prime
Until that major day in our lives
The day the coffin of our bedridden social lives will be finally laid to rest
The day we sign the Hippocratic Oath
And then, our new test
Would be to prescribe the appropriate antidote

If your abode was our brain's thought centers,
You'd discover
That right in our reading corners
Many of us do not relish the power to spin webs or spit fire
But the power to be time benders




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