Another Everything….

Each day brings another…

Another worry, one more symptom

Another appointment and some more..

The list is never ending

Of course the timing stinks

Either at the crack of dawn

Or right in the rush hour

And one leads to the rest

Your care is a deck of cards

One doctor is the dealer

But you rarely learn anything new

And so they schedule more

Unless you’ve been there before

Around the block and then again

Your another is the buck stopping

Another?

Not really…

Now that the initial diagnosis has set in

The false sense of urgency gone

Rush you through for that big payday

It’s obvious once you really see

Once you’ve forced your way in

Past the barricade of bureaucracy

Medical mumbo jargon

Sometimes with a touch of Latin

Just to make it sound better

You’ve listened but now you say

Not really,

I’m doing things my way

The best way for me

For my highest self and greatest good

Taking back my life

The runaway train has been stilled

Breathing controlled and calm

And saying, no, politely

No to just one more round

Or treatment, or session

Whatever it’s called

Enough is enough

When the cure is killing you

More than the disease

And your blood vessels are collapsed

Nothing works the same

Can’t keep your eyes open

Waiting….

But no answer without

Another…

Dangerous and expensive test

To tell you

What your instincts have already known

Whispered in you dreams

Call it yes

Or call it no

You already know

If they’ll say you need another…..

And many more again

-If you’re battling something, stay strong, smile, fight back the tears, take a deep breath if you can – there’s people out there praying for you (whether you want them to or not)

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R J Schwartz

I write about everything and sometimes nothing at all.I'm fascinated by old things, rusty things, abandoned places, or anywhere that a secret might be unearthed.I'm passionate about history and many of my pieces are anchored in one concept of time or another.I've always been a writer, dating back to my youth, but the last decade has been a time of growth for me.I'm continually pushing the limitations of vocabulary, syntax, and descriptive phrasing.

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