Franks Psychiatry 2 #19: a dead parrot

Frank Prem

the old enfeebled
are seated
in a quadrangle of chairs
placed in the centre of the dayroom

 

old schizophrenics
and dementias

 

…this is a dead
parrot…

 

disembodied discussion
about a prone norwegian blue
fills the ward
from end to end
through overhead speakers

 

today’s In-Charge
is a monty python fan

 

the rest of us
better learn to be

 

~

  • Author: Frank Prem (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 28th, 2018 00:19
  • Comment from author about the poem: Franks Psychiatry Pt - student daze.
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  • Goldfinch60

    One of the unforgettable sketches.

    (My wife has dementia and it is worsening day by day).

    • Frank Prem

      Sorry to hear that GF. It's a hard road.

    • sylviasearcher

      I really love this... I'm trying to write a book about the construct of mental health.

      I like poems that make me feel before I make sense of the picture.

      • Frank Prem

        Cheers, Sylvia. Good luck with the book. It's such a complex field - history and present, treatment and abuse.

        Glad you enjoyed the piece.

      • Laura🌻

        Frank,
        This is a great one!
        The euphemisms in the
        “Dead Parrot Sketch” are
        phenomenal...as are
        Monty Python!

        ~Laura~



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