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The Wait
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By: Helena Davies
(School of Chemistry)
Competition Year: 2014 Votes (2) | Comments (0) |
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At my desktop researching journals loyal,
I pieced together a protocol
That I concluded to at least be practical
Post gaining the official approval,
No time was wasted in my attention’s removal
From Internet bound, sedentary reading,
Bouncing into the lab‐ well it’s much more appealing
I put into actions, which had been on paper
And hoped that the gaps in knowledge would taper
Long hours went into perfecting this method
(I pondered if the results would reflect the effort)
But there remains a factor, thus far I've eluded,
That I could not run these samples diluted,
On equipment that our department was lacking
So off to a private firm they went packing
And I now I just wait, anxious for that email
That will return my data intact without fail
“Falcon tubes one eighteen to four eighty two
Are currently listed in our worker’s queue”
Now patience is something all scientists know,
But this flies out the window when you’re out of control
Back to the desktop, more theory’s my fate,
At one point we’re all consigned to the wait.
