Thank You Dr. S

Thank you
Dr S
 
for teaching me
that burn patients
are people
 
that their injuries
are just challenges
to teach us
different ways to heal
 
thank you
for teaching me
that
a short pencil
is more valuable
than a long
memory
 
thank you
for writing down
your affirmations for assimilation
and passing them on
to each of your students
 
thank you
for being
 
knowledgable
yet open
 
strong
yet kind
 
thank you
for honoring
the contributions
of every member
of the team
 
thank you for teaching me
to embrace technology
to use it
effectively and efficiently
 
and to drop it
 
when someone needs
a hand to hold
a shoulder to cry on
or a kind word
 
thank you
for helping me
get past
my mistakes
through
my prejudices  
beyond
my narrow vision
 
to see
the humanity
in every living being
no matter
how disfigured
or deformed