"Tomorrow."

The pages of the book turn

The keys on the computer click

It's midnight

The assignment is due

Frustration consumes her

Procrastination wins again

"Tomorrow." She thinks

Tomorrow she will do better 

Hers eyes shut and her mind wanders 

She thinks back to that hot summer afternoon 

It’s a Friday 

She puts her scrubs on 

She drives to the hospital 

She rooms patients 

It’s all routine 

She enters a room

The physician at her side 

The patient is seated 

With no family in sight 

As tears filled her eyes and the fear cracked her voice 

She thinks back to the air in the room

“Tomorrow.” She thinks 

Tomorrow she will do better 

Tomorrow she will finish in time 

Every morning she wakes up 

Happy and healthy 

Ready to change someone else's mind 

To inspire others to do better 

To inspire others to care 

To make a difference in medicine 

While she is still here