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Patient Acting
If you’d had told me
Eight and a half years ago
That I would voluntarily
Be a patient
Even a fake one
I probably would’ve laughed at you
Or said no thank you
But the joy I get
From being a fake patient
Is truly wonderful
An exercise in acting
Structured improv in a medical setting
Being aware of your body
And expressions
Keeping your script in mind
Whilst also observing the student doctor
To provide feedback
When you…
I felt…
I would have preferred if…
A lesson in mindfulness
And then there are the other SPs
Delightful humans
From all walks of life
Mostly actors
Often with national tours or commercials
Or regional and off-Broadway credits
To their names
The joy of coming together
To learn
To observe
To educate
To act the patient.
Eight and a half years ago
That I would voluntarily
Be a patient
Even a fake one
I probably would’ve laughed at you
Or said no thank you
But the joy I get
From being a fake patient
Is truly wonderful
An exercise in acting
Structured improv in a medical setting
Being aware of your body
And expressions
Keeping your script in mind
Whilst also observing the student doctor
To provide feedback
When you…
I felt…
I would have preferred if…
A lesson in mindfulness
And then there are the other SPs
Delightful humans
From all walks of life
Mostly actors
Often with national tours or commercials
Or regional and off-Broadway credits
To their names
The joy of coming together
To learn
To observe
To educate
To act the patient.
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Getting to Know You
Reaching out
Connecting
Making new friends
Discovering friends in common
The colliding of worlds
Past lives
Current lives
Meeting.
Connecting
Making new friends
Discovering friends in common
The colliding of worlds
Past lives
Current lives
Meeting.
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The Little Jellybean
The way your puppy
Curls into a little black jellybean
After a long week.
Curls into a little black jellybean
After a long week.
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The New PCP
The relief of finding
Excellent medical care.
Excellent medical care.
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Eat the Croissant
You want to eat well
You want to look after your body
And prevent high cholesterol
And diabetes
And all the things that
Processed high in fat
Cooked with butter
Foods do to your body
But sometimes
You are tired
And drained and the
Processed high in fat
Cooked with butter
Croissant is exactly
What you need
Eat the croissant.
You want to look after your body
And prevent high cholesterol
And diabetes
And all the things that
Processed high in fat
Cooked with butter
Foods do to your body
But sometimes
You are tired
And drained and the
Processed high in fat
Cooked with butter
Croissant is exactly
What you need
Eat the croissant.
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RIDE
Remember when you discovered
Annie Londonderry
In a book
A chance find at the library
In London (aptly enough)
And you fell in the love with the story
Of the Latvian Jewish mother
Who cycled around the world
And was the first woman to do so
And fast forward a decade
And you are in New Jersey
Watching a musical filmed in London
And it is exciting
And powerful
And the vocals are mind blowing
And the production is gorgeous
And the story
Grips your heart
The bravery of a young woman
Seeking something bigger
Seeking a different life
She ended up in New York
If I recall correctly
Annie
She ran a garment business?
The lives we lead
The places we pause
The places we shift
This journey we are on
What a ride.
Annie Londonderry
In a book
A chance find at the library
In London (aptly enough)
And you fell in the love with the story
Of the Latvian Jewish mother
Who cycled around the world
And was the first woman to do so
And fast forward a decade
And you are in New Jersey
Watching a musical filmed in London
And it is exciting
And powerful
And the vocals are mind blowing
And the production is gorgeous
And the story
Grips your heart
The bravery of a young woman
Seeking something bigger
Seeking a different life
She ended up in New York
If I recall correctly
Annie
She ran a garment business?
The lives we lead
The places we pause
The places we shift
This journey we are on
What a ride.
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My Funny Valentine
Marriage isn’t always
Sunshine and roses
Sometimes its
And talking about the dog’s poop
And folding laundry
And trying to figure out what’s for dinner
And when will you be home
And when do you have time to get groceries
And we have another bill
And did you feed the dog yet
And all the everyday-ness
That requires
Figuring it out
And re-negotiating and
Showing up
Even when it’s hard
Even when it’s exhausting
Even when you wonder what might’ve been
Sondheim got it right with
Sorry/Grateful
And then one Valentine’s Day
You cook up some fish in the air fryer
And light a beeswax candle
And sit across the table from each other
“This would’ve been fifty bucks in a restaurant!”
And the puppy is gnawing on his chew
And you look at each other
And smile.
Sunshine and roses
Sometimes its
And talking about the dog’s poop
And folding laundry
And trying to figure out what’s for dinner
And when will you be home
And when do you have time to get groceries
And we have another bill
And did you feed the dog yet
And all the everyday-ness
That requires
Figuring it out
And re-negotiating and
Showing up
Even when it’s hard
Even when it’s exhausting
Even when you wonder what might’ve been
Sondheim got it right with
Sorry/Grateful
And then one Valentine’s Day
You cook up some fish in the air fryer
And light a beeswax candle
And sit across the table from each other
“This would’ve been fifty bucks in a restaurant!”
And the puppy is gnawing on his chew
And you look at each other
And smile.
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Interview
The joy of asking someone
To share their story
And discovering
The universes
Of their existence
To share their story
And discovering
The universes
Of their existence
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The Day Off
The luxury
Of nowhere to go
No one to see
Nothing to do
Of nowhere to go
No one to see
Nothing to do
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Together
Sometimes
Things outside of your control
Just happen one after the other
And they wear you down
And wipe you out
And you feel tired
And frustrated
And overwhelmed
And want it all to just
Be easier and better and different
So it helps
To find the ones who are
Kind and loving and patient
And willing to talk
And willing to face the pain
Alongside you.
Things outside of your control
Just happen one after the other
And they wear you down
And wipe you out
And you feel tired
And frustrated
And overwhelmed
And want it all to just
Be easier and better and different
So it helps
To find the ones who are
Kind and loving and patient
And willing to talk
And willing to face the pain
Alongside you.