- Psychiatric Times Vol 20 No 4
- Volume 20
- Issue 4
First Night On-Call, Coronary Care Unit
Poetry of the Times
I'm driving a knife-edge
mountain ridge at midnight,
no lines, no guard rails,
a semi screaming down my lane
ready to crush me with its cargo
of science I still need to learn.
A rusted out Chevy on my tail
scrapes an exhaust pipe and sends
sparks into darkness, their brief light
fading fast as facts I've memorized.
I don't know who will die tonight,
me or them, but I grip the wheel tight,
knuckles lit white by high-beams,
my own heart pounding, heading uphill,
engine moaning, pedal to the metal.
Articles in this issue
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Global and Social Considerationsover 22 years ago
Security Alerts Trouble American Psycheover 22 years ago
Psychiatry's Hottest Niche Marketsover 22 years ago
The Last Frontier: Going Beyond the Limitsover 22 years ago
Secondary Traumatization in Mental Health Care Providersover 22 years ago
Changes in the Concept of PTSD and Traumaover 22 years ago
The DSM: Not Perfect, but Better Than the Alternativeover 22 years ago
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