Prishmi Nagarajan, the author of “Hope’s Fall,” is a senior Biology Student at UTA studying Biology and the first president of the Mavericks for Medical Humanities student organization. “A topic that’s always been of interest to me is hope. Although there are many miracles in the medical field, there are just as many, if not more, hope-shattering moments. In a simple sense, hope is uplifting and pure, pushing people forward during the dark times of their life. But when looking deeper, I couldn’t help but think about how much courage it takes to continue to hope. My goal with this poem was to discuss the complexity of hope and the courage of those that are able to keep holding onto it, despite the pain of the past.”
