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Poems of Protest, Resistance, and Empowerment (5)

We publish poetry regularly on the No-one Left Behind blog. This week, "Us", by Linda Byrne. Linda Byrne  |  Mon Feb 22 2021
Poems of Protest, Resistance, and Empowerment (5)
Us

We are humans first of all.
Doctors, psychiatrists, keyworkers, Paul.

Our system places one human to support
Over a hundred others suffering deep, deep hurt.

Hey GMC your education model is failing us all.
When being mentally ill is not as relevant as treating a fall.

Your approach to junior doctors is telling enough.
Medicine is not a calling.
It’s looking after your own and others’ whole health.