Hand Study Master Copy Steven Zeng

And yet, not quite. The way he crinkled his nose, And wrote you poems; His laughter, his anger, his desires— All reduced to . . . one word, Memory.

It's unfair, That a lifetime of dreams, pain, Suffering, joy, laughter Are reduced to just that, One word. We weigh our griefs Before taking your name: Who gets to mourn you today, And who gets to be the rock. The ball of blame shifts focus, And yet, no closure.

You go to his room, You smell his favorite tee. You try his phone. He is just not there. No, you don't miss him, Because you'll never stop Looking for him.

hand study master copy

Steven Zeng is a third year medical student at Duke University School of Medicine who is interested in plastic surgery. This piece is charcoal drawing that highlights hand anatomy. It is a master copy from an unknown artist.