Author: Scott K. Heysell, MD, MPH (1)
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Unmoored, we cut the motor and drifted lazily
eyeing a lithium burned sunrise.
The cool box of wax-papered ham on rye and blood oranges
beat against the aluminum hull, our metronome,
no faster than the lull of a pram.
…The first wave rose unannounced.
Clouds coalesced as a giant amoeba
swallowing the sky.
The swell lifted us where sky met sea,
our yells muffled by the gale,
sea spray on our cheeks formed tears
we were too frightened to shed.
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Affiliation:
1. Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia