To the Medical Student

We bust ours
To help theirs.
Masters of the all-nighter,
Supporters of caffeine. 
Sleep is but another word,
Far less important than fascia. 
Pushing ourselves 
For that extra tenth of a grade. 
Somehow it doesn’t matter,
Those wise-second years tell us. 
The boards will level us all, 
Make our efforts worthless they say…
Our noses to our 700 pages of biochemistry,
Our pens doodling on our useless behavioral medicine books…
We ignore them, pushing on. 
Together we have arrived…
With one goal in mind…
To make tons of money and marry super models…
Err,
To bust ours,
So we can help theirs…
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

Poem

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

A  Avatar
July 3, 2016 at 1:01 AM
JAMEY, enjoyed reading your poem, thank you for sharing your thoughts through words. *SKAT*
Brown Avatar
December 6, 2009 at 4:39 PM
I love it. I can definitely feel this one! Awesome poem!
Get a Premium Membership
Turn off ads, get more exposure for your poetry, and get more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Diverse Voices: The Poetry of Human Rights and the Pursuit of Peace