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La De Da

She had severe scoliosis and her teeth were atrocious but her heart rings as pure as a bell. She's on haldol, heavy doses to ward off her psychosis, one can see that she's clearly unwell. Ranting and raving in her chair she's not going anywhere, so on this unit she'll remain. She sees demons. She hears witches, as her body jerks and twitches and the doctors have declared her insane. Theres not much left in her repertoire accept to sing la de da which she chants a thousand times each day. La de da is now her mission, sung soulfully with contrition. La de da is about all that she will say. She no longer knows right from wrong, la de da, her theme song, and she owns it in the most endearing way. In this mental cocoon she'll by pass many a moon, until one day she will just slip away..

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Date: 2/14/2020 8:11:00 AM
I enjoyed it to the end...Written with heart...
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Nancy Kaufman
Date: 2/15/2020 9:18:00 AM
Apparently my sister who case manages the elderly in Vermont told me that they are putting seniors with dementia on Haldol..isn't that awful..I've worked with dual diagnosed for many years, til I became a massage therapist. It's a sad world some times..thanks, Nancy
Date: 2/13/2020 7:14:00 PM
I wrote this poem after having seen several people confined to mental hospitals that were psychotic. It was meant to convey the sadness of this condition and it's hopelessness, not in anyway to scrutinize or mock those that suffer with this condition.
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