Play it cool
Watch your words
Be honest but not too honest
Tell them what's wrong but still be vague
Give them just enough information to get the drugs
All that matters is that you have health insurance
If not, the ER is thirty minutes thata way
Are you a danger to yourself or others?
No?
That'll be $700 then please.
Can't pay?
Who cares if you're suicidal we deserve to get paid.
We'll just fuck up your credit score and bleed you dry if not.
You want to kill yourself?
Oh shit, I'm sorry but this facility doesn't take Blue Cross Blue Shield.
You'll have to pay out of pocket.
Can't pay?
We might as well just let you die.
Who cares if you are hurting so long as you pay.
Sitting in a therapist's office trying and keep out of a straitjacket because I can't afford it.
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Musings on Life from a Dead Girl
Poesía#2 in poetry July 2024 Poetry about the life of a girl.