Called to consult, I found him bivouacked in a recess of the emergency department.
He waited for help and a bed. His thin, drawn features revealed a once-handsome man,
his wavy black hair now mixed with gray. Hollowed temples showed that he had lost
flesh, accentuating the jawline, full moustache, and rakish beard. The chart detailed
his suffering, but he had few words and no complaints. In dignified repose his tired
blue eyes turned and asked that I do my best.
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Reference
Brooke R. The Soldier. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse, ed. Harriet Monroe. Chicago, IL: Seymour, Daughaday and Company; 1915: 19. Available at: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/13076/the-soldier. Accessed January 9, 2023.
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Published online: February 22, 2023
Accepted:
January 24,
2023
Received:
January 9,
2023
Harvey B. Simon, MD, Section EditorPublication stage
In Press Journal Pre-ProofFootnotes
Funding: None.
Conflicts of Interest: None.
Authorship: The author is solely responsible for the content of this manuscript.
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