Six Days in the Behavioral UnitTodd WootenJul 16, 20231 min readUpdated: Jul 20, 2023Rated 0 out of 5 stars.No ratings yetWhere do you see yourself in five years?standard question, no grounds for panicenjoy this week long vacation, no shoestrings or belttwo years back, the nurse handed megreen capsules while the borderline girlbattered the payphone out of the wallall-inclusive, a Jamaican resortgroup play, three meals, and a television roomwhere commercials listed our med's side effectscan I do two more? can I make it to four?how do you tolerate half a decade?the prompt stumps me with eight wordsdays divide in thirds, you have to sleepyou have to work, the remainder is yourslife located in the leftoversstacking my pills in pileswhiskey in the fridge, fired from sobrietyjournal pages thirsty for inkthe question still stings likealcohol swabs on these cutswhen crayons and markers were my instrumentscomical handouts on safety, declared reformedfree to leave the ten bed dormclothes and books packed, lugging all I brought in
Where do you see yourself in five years?standard question, no grounds for panicenjoy this week long vacation, no shoestrings or belttwo years back, the nurse handed megreen capsules while the borderline girlbattered the payphone out of the wallall-inclusive, a Jamaican resortgroup play, three meals, and a television roomwhere commercials listed our med's side effectscan I do two more? can I make it to four?how do you tolerate half a decade?the prompt stumps me with eight wordsdays divide in thirds, you have to sleepyou have to work, the remainder is yourslife located in the leftoversstacking my pills in pileswhiskey in the fridge, fired from sobrietyjournal pages thirsty for inkthe question still stings likealcohol swabs on these cutswhen crayons and markers were my instrumentscomical handouts on safety, declared reformedfree to leave the ten bed dormclothes and books packed, lugging all I brought in
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