Malaise the herald and conniver
Assured ’tis sleep adrift to woes
Then fire barks the clarion for her
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ACEP Now: Vol 39 – No 05 – May 2020Decree of distance, isolation
Dread of hunger of a breath
Frenzy seizes all the nation
Veils conceal furrowed guise
Ephemeral robes the novel shield
Fissured hands afflict the wise
Covert demons menace me
Roused or visions in the night
Ransom pay for me to see
Frail are taken with precision
Works of scholars insufficient
Humbled by our finite vision
Dr. Baehren is an emergency physician and author of the novel Dog in the Road.
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