Author Archives: Jorge Medico

Daffynitions

Posted on 05/22/2023 by Jorge Medico

The Washington Post’s Style Invitational also asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are some past year’s winners: 1. Bozone (n.): The substance … Continue reading →

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How the Government Works

Posted on 05/15/2023 by Jorge Medico

Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle ofa desert.Congress said, “Someone may steal from it at night.”So they created a night watchman position and hired a person at$18,000.00 a year for the job. Then … Continue reading →

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Resuscitation Bay Elegy

Posted on 05/08/2023 by Jorge Medico

This poem plunges us into the controlled chaos of a hospital’s emergency department where a doctor’s urgent mandate to save life gives way to the poet’s anguished elegy, as literally and metaphorically we touch another person’s heart. Resuscitation Bay Elegy … Continue reading →

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Skyscrapers

Posted on 05/04/2023 by Jorge Medico

Sometimes an artist, a poet has an idea that is so simply brilliant that you find yourself being jealous not having thought of it yourself. This is an example of such a concept. Skyscrapers I Like The way That when … Continue reading →

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Moral Injury

Posted on 04/24/2023 by Jorge Medico

Moral injury is a relatively new concept often confused with PTSD, as historically it became used after the Vietnam War. Moral injury is defined by a feeling that a transgression has occurred, causing a reaction in the form of grief. … Continue reading →

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It Was

Posted on 04/17/2023 by Jorge Medico

Poetry has the power to tell a story with less. This following poem demonstrates how being concise, showing without telling, concentrates its power. “It was” what, exactly? The poem never says, yet we know precisely, lost and found in eight … Continue reading →

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An Inspiring Story to Give You Strength in Hard Times

Posted on 04/10/2023 by Jorge Medico

An Inspiring Story to Give You Strength in Hard Times by Asdghik Ashley Melkonian (edited for length) I want to share an inspiring story of hope that completely changed my mindset during all this Coronavirus madness. It’s the story of … Continue reading →

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It is Balance We Must Come Into

Posted on 04/05/2023 by Jorge Medico

Originally posted on Troubador of Verse:
***** Recorded Reading (3:55): https://www.dropbox.com/s/mdcpvmo8d28vr68/It%20is%20Balance%20We%20Must%20Come%20Into.mp3?dl=0 ***** It is Balance We Must Come Into We seek inwardly to ourselves perfectWorking to elevate our energyErasing patiently every defectWhich by keen self examination we may see Remedial…

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A Day at the Zoo

Posted on 04/03/2023 by Jorge Medico

A Day at the Zoo A number of years ago, the LA Zoo had a catchy jingle “You…belong in the zoo” that enticed a noteworthy uptick of visitors. It was one of those earwig tunes that once it got into … Continue reading →

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Wonder

Posted on 03/27/2023 by Jorge Medico

One of the many challenges of being a doctor lies in the large multitude of diseases whose progress we are powerless to cure, along with the inevitable senescence of all life with time. It is especially in these settings the … Continue reading →

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