Frank Prem

Franks Psychiatry 4 #58: raising the pride

today they\'re okay
on this day at the start of october
I\'m proud

 

this crew of mine
a random rag-tag of workers
has pulled together
to make it through the shift

 

it wasn\'t without drama
sickness left their numbers down
experience was light on the ground
and there was madness in the air

 

hallucinated voices insinuating

 

hooch smoked out of sight of everyone

 

trouble brewing behind brooding looks

 

and a young guy rocking non-stop

 

he\'s out the back in the high-dependency
with a head full of trouble
so f____d
that we don\'t know what to do
and maybe there\'s nothing we can do

 

I’m not sure what will become of him

 

but today the shift held up
they worked for each other
for the people they\'re here for
and it went okay

 

I feel proud

 

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