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New Prognosis
Multiple opinions, all the same
This flesh will eventually catch flame
This mind may or may not feel the pain
It may have split and gone insane
A change in diet may yet help
The introduction of some kelp
Perhaps some daily exercise
Accompanied by tortured cries
"But will I ever fucking heal?"
The doc considers this appeal
But still prescribes another pill
And says "Time will tell. We'll send the bill."
This flesh will eventually catch flame
This mind may or may not feel the pain
It may have split and gone insane
A change in diet may yet help
The introduction of some kelp
Perhaps some daily exercise
Accompanied by tortured cries
"But will I ever fucking heal?"
The doc considers this appeal
But still prescribes another pill
And says "Time will tell. We'll send the bill."
Published 20th Jan 2015
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20th Jan 2015 5:00pm
"But will I ever fucking heal?"
The doc considers this appeal
But still prescribes another pill
And says "Time will tell. We'll send the bill."
my favorite lines love this!
The doc considers this appeal
But still prescribes another pill
And says "Time will tell. We'll send the bill."
my favorite lines love this!
20th Jan 2015 5:20pm
20th Jan 2015 5:08pm
This is a hard poem to read. It is written very lightly though. Somehow you achieve both. A heavy topic, well written. All the best to you my friend.
20th Jan 2015 5:17pm
Thanks Sammy. In a way it was hard to write. Had to take a couple of aspirin first.
20th Jan 2015 5:46pm
20th Jan 2015 7:18pm
Anonymous
20th Jan 2015 6:51pm
Sir Crow,
Your frustration and pain explained in this troubles me, we are so let down by the health system as with all the other so called system.
Have u ever tried smoking weed for the pain? I know it helps me far more than those awful mind altering chemicals they prescribe.
Lady Muse
Your frustration and pain explained in this troubles me, we are so let down by the health system as with all the other so called system.
Have u ever tried smoking weed for the pain? I know it helps me far more than those awful mind altering chemicals they prescribe.
Lady Muse
20th Jan 2015 7:25pm
Lady Muse, the system is all over the place as far as quality of care and costs. There's little continuity or security. It's all about damage control for some patients and not much else. I try to minimize pain killers. I've been taking them for far too long. Fortunately I've got good friends like you for comfort and fun.
Sir Crow
Sir Crow
20th Jan 2015 7:18pm
Sir Crow I'm pained my your continued fight with this and understand being let down by doctors whose only answer is to prescribe another pill.. sending love you way Crim
20th Jan 2015 7:27pm
Thank you, Lady Crim. Your words are therapeutic as always. Even your more demonic ones.
20th Jan 2015 7:18pm
This is an incredible. hopeless, beautiful poem, Crow. one of your finest and one that I believe would speak to many people. Thank you for the share.
20th Jan 2015 7:29pm
Thank you, Virginia. I didn't mean this to sound completely hopeless. And I try not to be cynical. Thanks for your kind words.
20th Jan 2015 7:58pm
Empty answers, unwritten guarantee's and mixed customer satisfaction. The medical industry holds few peers who can treat consumers in such a fashion and still earn repeat custom.
I'm sorry to hear things are not on the mend. We have along way to go in perfecting this art.
Thank you for letting us a bit closer to your life Crowfly.
I'm sorry to hear things are not on the mend. We have along way to go in perfecting this art.
Thank you for letting us a bit closer to your life Crowfly.
21st Jan 2015 1:29am
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21st Jan 2015 4:32pm
Thank you, Katja. There's a lot of anger here that I find hard to shake. Also some self-pity. I'm working on both.
21st Jan 2015 10:08am
"But will I ever fucking heal?"
The doc considers this appeal
But still prescribes another pill
And says "Time will tell. We'll send the bill."
This says it all!
Mental illness is something I had to face with others in my life. It is a joke how they get treated.
The doc considers this appeal
But still prescribes another pill
And says "Time will tell. We'll send the bill."
This says it all!
Mental illness is something I had to face with others in my life. It is a joke how they get treated.
21st Jan 2015 11:43am
Deep cuts may heal, but the mind is such a fragile place. Very good poem. Well done.
21st Jan 2015 4:07pm
21st Jan 2015 2:01pm
Great poem and way of opening up to the world. Sometimes it helps the soul to heal to write it all down.
21st Jan 2015 4:10pm
It does help. "If I were to put my hand in my heart / spill it all over the page / Would you stand by me / would you stand beside me / or would you just think the boy is strange?" Those are words from the Rolling Stones. Thank you, Lana.
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21st Jan 2015 10:41pm
Thanks, Grace. I try to be honest yet see the absurdity. It may be perverse, but there's usually humor in even horrid situations. Still, there are limits.
29th Jan 2015 6:34am
Too much, too heavy the toll from greed. Sad to sew medicine divorce morality. Stay strong, Comrade crowfly.
