Poem – Melancholy
5 weeks has become a journey
A journey I always presume I will savour
A journey prechance of learning & augmentation of clinical reasoning
For by practise we learn more and realise more
But all it became was melancholy
How sad is it to unearth a 7-year-old body trapped and burdened so much?
How swallowing is it?
To be so physically, emotionally and spiritually and mentally disputed?
Every day, bleak resonates from the face of this younger
Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy HIV & epilepsy: How unfair life is?
To enthral her I try, but his non-response throws me in the den of melancholy
Oh how unfair life is, a younger so burdened, a life completely stolen
It’s after second break; she will come get me
Her idiotic exercises I don’t enjoy
She smiles at me and I am confused: what’s there to smile about?
She gives me puzzles and dolls to play with: but can I even hold them?
Nothing she does makes sense, but every day, she continues
All I want to do is to go back to class
I am tired because nothing & no one ever seems to help me
She tells me there’s more to life. For me, I will never know
She whispers all the dreamy imaginations to my ears, but that’s all it will ever be: imaginations. What I know, my body is tired, and it seems she doesn’t comprehend
About 5 people have seen me since I’m here
But what change have they made? Nothing
All I ever get out is tiredness. I will always be like this
All I ever want is to be left alone
This is my life. Full of melancholy.
4 thoughts on “Melancholy (Ndamase)”
The peom is deeply emotional and impeccably paint the picture of what most students go through during clinical blocks. however your reflection and clinical link is missing.
Hello Cebisa
The media piece you chose is really deep and I can feel it has a special meaning to your journey as a student. I think most students can relate to some of those words in the poem. Good choice. I am not sure if you related some clinical experience within the poem so maybe be sure to add some specific clinical experience stories form a personal view and also add some back round to link to your poem, maybe even add a few words on why this poem is so special to you or why you chose this media piece to reflect your clinical journey.
Good media piece, just look at adding some clinical experience, and back round for the reader to connect on a more personal level.
Wiana Muller
Hello Cebisa
I would just like to add two more pieces of advice from my side that I forgot to mention in my first comment.
Remember to link your media piece and clinical experience to this module- professional ethics. Try and explain how a specific patient or situation made you feel and how you reacted or handled the situation.
Also remember to add in reference from your media piece and other relevant information if you used some.
Overall it is a good choice for a media piece to reflect on, I hope my advice/comments are helpful.
Wiana Muller
This is such a beautiful piece, I love how the perspective is coming from the patient and not the physiotherapist.
Do not forget to add your reflection on further explanation of this piece and relating it to clinical practise, also references.
Overall I like the idea and context.