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Vertical Relief
February 2025 | Vol. 69, No. 1
Written by Richard Donze, DO
Every time I hear the
in-coming chopper
after wondering who
might be going out
what head bleed ven-
tricle fail blasting mar-
row slashed viscus ARDS
needing ECMO I recall
that township hearing
when the Hilltop Estates
Homeowners’ Associa-
tion contingent lined up
at the mike then unfurled
the developer’s original
drawings on the long
table in front of the
commissioners faded
but still clearly showing
the vertical relief lines
and argued that their
elevation brought them
closer to the hospital’s
roof and that much
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Breaking the Habit
October 2024 | Vol. 68, No. 1
Written by Mohit Chhatpar, IRMC PGY-3
I wake up to my grumbling stomach,
Today is the day, I tell myself.
The dirty dishes left in the sink for days,
No woman in the house to help with this crap.
She took her work elsewhere, left for another man.
Open the fridge, take out Humpty Dumpty’s relatives
Being as careful as possible, cracking them
Placing them in the pan,
Their screams drowned by the sizzling and smoke.
Putting the yellow-brown finished product,
Brightened by the green peppers and the white onions,
In between the now toasted, golden brown, slices of bread.
Pouring that red, savory tomato sauce.
But that’s not enough, so I make another plate.
A stack of pancakes, like a masterpiece of a nine story building
The options drive me wild! Strawberries or blueberries?
Each floor full of gaps for the brown, sweet, sticky sap from the maple tree.
A cup to the right of me, full of milk.
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Annie Donia
October 2024 | Vol. 68, No. 1
Written by Richard Donze, DO, MPH
sleeps more rests less
making breaking daily
records daily for total
daytime hours in bed
pjs robe slippers and
on screen stares more
cares less scrolls eats
more tastes less of
recipes that float fast
as time-lapse photo
clouds across a hand-
held blue light sky some
pinned and prepared
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