"Le Thérapeute [The Healer]" (1962) - René Magritte
A vacant variable; a cloaked void
Coat, hat and cane framing empty, blue sky
You might be worried, a bit paranoid
Relax—do not this power deny
If ambulatory nothing is here
Prepared to assess your strange condition
Why would you pretend that it’s not severe?
Be honest with this strange apparition
Understand that the costume is what counts
The esoteric language and weird tools
The glossy capsules in precise amounts
Calibrated to sedate frightened fools
Look closely at the void in the healer
Confess your need to be a believer
About the Creator
D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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