Frontine: Poems From A Frontline Doc

By Sheryl Recinos

Frontline

Fear-
Failures
Hope.
The emotions of a frontline physician, standing on the battlefield
During two pandemics; one that infects the lungs
And another
That infects the hearts.

Walk alongside Dr. Sheryl Recinos as she puts her thoughts into poetry during the 2020 pandemic.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sheryl Recinos
• Release date: Jan 4, 2021
• ISBN: 9781951542474

Book preview

sheryl recinos, md

Copyright 2021, Sheryl Recinos

Water Bear Press

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All patient scenarios have been modified to protect patient privacy.

Case numbers are from various reputable news sources as there was not a clear location to obtain all data. I wonder why that is.

Paperback ISBN: 978-1-951542-46-7

Ebook ISBN: 978-1-951542-47-4

This poetry book is dedicated to all the frontline workers, essential workers, and all of the people we’ve lost. It should have been different.

January 2020

U.S. Cases: 0

U.S. Deaths: 0

it was 

supposed to be 

the best year 

of my life 

everything 

was falling into place 

and i couldn’t 

have been happier

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at the end 

of january 

i went to hollywood 

and participated 

in the 

homeless 

youth count 

and the numbers 

of youth 

on the streets 

was higher 

than before 

but hope 

was on 

the horizon

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a breaking news report 

caught 

my eye 

there was 

a deadly virus 

overseas 

that can’t 

come here, 

can it? 

i asked

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we 

had just marched 

in washington 

protesting 

inhumane conditions 

in the migrant 

detention centers 

and demanding access 

to flu vaccine 

to prevent 

a pandemic 

because as physicians 

we knew 

that a virus 

could take hold 

of people 

in closed quarters 

and run rampant

February 2020

U.S. Cases: 22

U.S. Deaths: 1

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it surrounded us 

like a net 

catching its prey 

before it 

ensnared us

and suddenly 

everywhere i went 

all i heard 

were the muffled sounds 

of people 

coughing

six days 

of fever 

cough 

trouble breathing 

and lying flat 

on my belly 

the humidifier piping 

steamed air 

beside me 

i immediately wondered