Reflexions at CUIMC

The Passage of Time

Hanna Rodriguez Coleman

I am a Child- looking out the window, taking in everything.
The scent of grass transforms into an open plain
that wants to be explored.
I am told to bide my time.
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I am a Warrior- riding bareback across the field.
I close my eyes against the wind as the gallop turns into a glide and
sense the sound and action in my core as I take the jump.
I am in control.

I am a Wizard- capable of magic that is as indispensable as it is invisible.
I guard, nurse, teach, coax, and threaten
until it’s time to roll up my sleeves.
I get things done.

I am a Queen- looking out the window,
taking in the new stillness of the mornings and
anticipating the adventures that are yet to come
I am ready to follow the road as it unfolds.

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about the author

Hanna Coleman is a clinician, researcher, teacher and public health advocate for vision health and eye diseases who enjoys writing, painting and nature photography. Hanna Coleman completed a Ophthalmology Retina fellowship at Columbia in 2002 and returned to teach clinical skills to residents and medical students.