
like an old textbook
- By Ruchika Darapaneni
- Haiku
- 6 Comments
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6 thoughts on “like an old textbook”
Beautiful and raw. Thank you.
Touching. I’ve been there. Thank you.
Thank you!
I wonder if this was written by a person who works in a lab or has a medical background?
I’m a medical student! This was written after my first week working with a cadaver in anatomy lab.
Very clever. I like this.