Touch: The Journal of Healing
Touch: The Journal of Healing
Awake
by Jordan Grumet
Awake
from the darkness
of winter
with eyes opened
and caress
the Beauty
and strength
of life
Awake
from the depression
and sorrow
and forget
your companion
solitude
Awake
to the possibilities
and promise
and rejoice
that morning
has come
Awake
from your sleep
and hide
your eyes
never
more
© 2012 Jordan Grumet
Jordan Grumet is an internal medicine physician and assistant professor at the University of Chicago. His poetry has appeared in The Annals of Internal Medicine, The Journal of General Internal Medicine, and The Pharos.
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