Franks Psychiatry 5 #63: the other one

Frank Prem

paul
paul
I’m sorry I yelled at you before paul
but it wasn’t me
it was the third one
inside my belly

 

it was the other one paul
it wasn’t me

 

she always calls me paul
gets easily confused
among the various male nurses

 

moments ago
she was screaming at me
a berating sprinkled with suitably dire threats
and heartfelt curses
because I’d refused to make a third cup of coffee

 

a tempest
whipped up and blown out
in a few banshee breaths
then the regrets

 

I’m sorry paul
you know it was that other one
in the middle

 

she points a finger to her abdomen

 

I’m only six years old paul
I shouldn’t have to take
all these tablets

 

she tucks back an unruly mass
of stringy grey-streaked hair
fixes her gaze
somewhere beyond my left shoulder
and wanders outside
in search of another cigarette

 

~

  • Author: Frank Prem (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 12th, 2018 00:49
  • Comment from author about the poem: Franks Psychiatry Pt 5 - hostel life.
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  • Goldfinch60

    Your patience is so admirable.

    • Frank Prem

      The folk in this section of the collection are the other side of the acute coin that proceeded.

      These folk, by and large, are long term customers, who will not be likely to live independently in the community, even in these 'enlightened' days.

      No point in losing the cool. It doesn't help, but it can make things a lot worse.

    • Laura🌻

      Frank,
      Patience for the patient is the key! It seems to me you were equipped with a lot of it! Kudos to you!

      ~Laura~

      • Frank Prem

        Well, thank you, Laura. It's just what I do. Other circumstances, other ways of dealing with them.



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