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If he was forced
To sit here with me
And answer
A multiple choice
Test
Every selection
He would make
Would be
None of the above
I wouldn’t
Be able to help myself
But grin
A frustrated
Smile
And ask him kindly
To leave this room
And allow
The next patient in
This one’s got
A file longer than
The bible
He hugs it to his chest
He just cannot let go
The trauma he relives
Everyday hoping
For some new revelation
A saving grace
In those crumpled
Aging pages
I casually light a cigarette
Suggest we burn the file
He kindly excuses himself
Grabbing his file
Slams the door
To end the session
As a person
I really don’t give
A damn
What these lunatics
Delude themselves
With just to pass
The time
As a doctor
I am useless
In easing their
Troubled minds
But maybe
As a storyteller
They would awaken
Up inside
Let go of their worries
And learn
Once more
How to have
A good time
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"If you get a feeling next time you see me
Do me a favor and let me know
'Cos it's hard to tell
It's hard to say
Oh well, okay"
Elliott Smith
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