{"id":425,"date":"2018-05-15T21:53:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T11:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejugular.org\/?p=425"},"modified":"2018-05-15T21:53:14","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T11:53:14","slug":"white-coat-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/index.php\/2018\/05\/15\/white-coat-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"white coat syndrome (a poem)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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content warning: self-harm, suicide<\/del><\/em><\/p>\n

by ANONYMOUS<\/p>\n

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running the blade of the scalpel
\nagainst my skin i want
\nto jump out of my body
\nplaying with the thought of
\nspilling my guts<\/p>\n

on the muted linoleum blue
\nof the hospital floors and walls
\nthis sterile feeling we try so hard
\nto protect ourselves throw pills at
\nevery problem making our enemies stronger<\/p>\n

i want to pollute this forced purity
\nwith my blood my soul
\nlet out this repressed face
\npretending to be a database
\nlet your woes be my wings
\nfor I am Icarus
\ndaring to escape<\/p>\n

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Lifeline Australia is a\u00a0confidential telephone crisis support service available 24\/7 from any landline, payphone or mobile. If you are ever experiencing a personal crisis or thinking about suicide, call them at 13 11 14 or visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.lifeline.org.au\/ <\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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