Adopting a poetic voice from the perspective of a patient with tinnitus, Jenny Liu ’21 captures the thoughts and feelings experienced during and after medical treatment.
inggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
Is the sound I hear through my right ear
It’s soft, barely noticeable
But always there
Sometimes I wonder
If my life would ever be the same
They told me,
“You may have to live with it”
One, two, three
Each of them failed
Four, five
Each of them shattering blows
You have a license to practice
But why didn’t you save me?
The sound is soft
But your failures were not
Inggggggggggggggggggggggggg
My ear rings
It’s always tinnitus
It will always be
I was oblivious
Of the failures in medical care
I was assured
In the doctors’ care
Then I became frustrated
At the lack of resolution
I was soft
And I didn’t take my health seriously
I finally knew
And I was scared for my life
I was determined to fight it
But the untimely medication still failed me
Now I am living
With the trials and tribulations
Of my loss:
A battle I have not fought too long
inggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
Is what I hear everyday
It’s soft, usually forgettable
But not the doctors who didn’t do their job
