When we hand over the responsibility of discerning the true from the false, we lose our ability to identify it ourselves.
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Eugene Richards
My Eight Days in a Mental Hospital
I passed the doors of patients who were on bed rest, their bodies weak from lithium side effects and felt immediately lucky to be on such a mild dose of my anti-psychotic medication. The hospital psychiatrist seemed to only prescribe two medications: Seroquel for the depressed, and lithium for those with bi-polar disorder.
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The Eyes of My Mother (2016)
Poetry By Alexis Bates
Let me teach you the value of silence.
I lock lips tight. Hand her the key.
For all I’ve done, you owe me this.