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A Sound

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A sound I had heard before
And wished I never had to hear again
The pain,
The love,
The agony
Heard in every sound escaping her lips

A mother
Losing her youngest child
And screaming for
God,
Someone,
Anyone,
To do something
As she collapses
Into oblivion.
And her son’s heart
Takes its last beat

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Carly Shields Ferre, MD

Carly recently completed her pediatric residency at the University of Utah and is now a pediatric hospitalist in St. George, Utah. Throughout medical training, she has found writing as a way to celebrate the joys of medicine and process the challenges. She also enjoys gardening, reading, skiing, and hiking.

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