...neglicide...
(this is our helplessness)

and no depth

of mine can

match that

of yours

this is part of the same

system that has failed

us and you and her

this is

"par for the course"

a phrase known

better to doctors

than "can I help you?"

more used then

"I can help you."

and all we want is some help

to make things easier

for those who actually need it

Where are the skilled doctors

who actually want to treat

illness and disease?

When did this take

a backseat to golf

and boats and trophy wives?

Wasn't there an oath involved

somewhere along the line?

Through neglect

we have bred terror

and the fear is that

we will all end up this way

irreperabley damaged

while the ones who have

studied the ailments

have given up

on the ailing

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Matt Reiter
http://reiterations.blogspot.com/2007/09/neglicide.html