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Duct Tape the Damage

A poem inspired by economic barriers to mental health care access in the United States.

By Katey FerreiraPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
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Duct Tape the Damage
Photo by Sara Rolin on Unsplash

part i

death death

death death neglect

*

part ii

no insurance no money

*

part iii

duct tape the damage

too many bills

healing takes dollars

*

part iv

repeat one to three

keep going

no time to break curses

*

time heals

but we sold all our hours

discounted to bosses

no other option

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if you want to get better

in america

you better pay

*

if you want to breathe

you better deserve it

*

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Katey Ferreira

I have Mars in Aries in my chart, so you can probably blame that.

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