Frank Prem

Franks Psychiatry 4 #48: not a lot, anymore

we\'re standing in the Staff Courtyard
it\'s break time
and we\'re doing coffee and a cigarette
when he says to me

 

I\'ve always worked in Psych
I love it

 

I\'ve never been tempted
by anything else

 

it\'s changed though
from the old days
oh
a hell of a lot really

 

he takes a deep drag
lets out the blue smoke
of a reflective moment
has another sip out of the Styrofoam cup
and says

 

you know what

 

about a year ago
we had a real old-fashioned case come in
like we used to get
in the old days

 

no drugs
no family history
no obvious causes
just crazy

 

mad as a cut snake actually

 

it was a first presentation
and it took a while
but we fixed him up
he got better and we turned him loose
he hasn\'t been back

 

that\'s what I like best
good straight-forward madness
that you can do something with

 

but you don\'t see much of that
anymore

 

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