See! Adorned in hues of recognition,
Orbs glistening and flashing dental whites —
A younger self: another tradition —
Now steps fulfilled, proven strong wills and mights.
Success celebrated in academe,
The moment flourishes for journey’s end.
With humble histories your memories teem;
All their labours and lessons transcend.
Melodies of a hundred hearts you hear
Echoing from a sheltered place within;
Feeling familiar beats urging you near
Towards a calling you yearn to begin.
An oath in the past you wrote for today:
A vision of yourself you see this May.
Aishan Shi is a fourth-year medical student and recent MBA grad from UA COM-Phoenix. She graduated in 2013 from The University of Arizona with bachelor’s degrees in biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, and English. Her interests include medical humanities, structural biology, Shakespeare, stuff in the realm of postmodernism, and cartoons. She aims to bring all these interests together in medicine. To contact Aishan, please email her at ashi1[at]email.arizona.edu.