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A Hand on the Shoulder (a poem for Lindsay Clancy) by Ann Bracken

It didn't have to be this way— She begged for help, took the drugs, admitted herself to a psych hospital, worked with a psychiatrist. Her doctor treated her over Zoom— 17 minutes, 20 minutes A few supportive words More drugs I wonder if Lindsay and her doctor Had met face-to-face Human to human in close […]

A Hand on the Shoulder (a poem for Lindsay Clancy) by Ann Bracken

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It didn't have to be this way— She begged for help, took the drugs, admitted herself to a psych hospital, worked with a psychiatrist.

Her doctor treated her over Zoom— 17 minutes, 20 minutes A few supportive words More drugs I wonder if Lindsay and her doctor Had met face-to-face Human to human in close […]

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It didn't have to be this way— She begged for help, took the drugs, admitted herself to a psych hospital, worked with a psychiatrist. Her doctor treated her over Zoom— 17 minutes, 20 minutes A few supportive words More drugs I wonder if Lindsay and her doctor Had met face-to-face Human to human in close […]

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