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holiday focused

I’ve been unashamedly holiday focused,
everything fit together like a puzzle,
all febrile worries were pardoned,
we took haven in our comforts.
I slept shamefully late,
We weaponized fun.

The world seemed parasitology free,
pharmacology, pathology and histology free,
if not entirely anatomy free wink wink
and except for my mom, assessment free.

It’s been great, it’s been Christmas!
But soon, my cares will, again, be fined tuned
by the Gordian knot of learning
and it’s ungentle reckonings.

If it weren’t all asked for - I’d be pissed.
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A Song for this:
Coney Island Man by Swing Out Sister
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Fallica Avatar
January 4, 2026 at 10:08 AM
You’re SO good at this. / I’m reminded how much I enjoyed nursing school, REALLY, and the job(s) I had. Nursing and others. And now I’m SO enjoying that they’re memories, and that I’m retired, and that I can think of them . . as I sleep late EVERY morning! HA! <3 / Check Quora
Winter Avatar
January 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Dear Anais, wonderful poem! Hope you had a wonderful time! Happy New Year! Best, Anne
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