Patient in Transition
They called it a consultation - a word soft and mild, But I came as a queen who would not be beguiled. He asked for my story, the root and the vine, But I fed him the branches, the truth kept in line. I wanted a wizard, a mind that could glean The unspoken confession , the whole, unseen scene. I stood in his temple but prayed to my pride , And left half my sickness to fester inside. He worked with the fragments I deigned to provide, While the monster, in silence, grew certain and wide. The medicine failed —the true target was missed, A cure for the lie I had wrapped in my fist. Now, listen… I’m free from the flesh and its cost, But the freedom was won by the life that I lost. The question you ask: “Do they fall sick?” Yes, they do - But the sickness that masters is the one you outrun true. So I write from the far side of grace, A memoir of pride from this desolate place. Be bold with your healer , be naked, be plain. A half-told affliction is a self-inflicted chain. For the all-knowi...