what separates her from <br />the other patients is <br />she is not crazy <br />depressed and lonely <br />she knows the sooner <br />she begins to mingle <br />with them the sooner <br />she will be released <br /> <br />she tries to watch t.v. <br />in the recereation room <br />filled with zombie-eyed patients <br />gomer pyle is on the screen <br />making life seem more absurd <br />she can't stomach his supidity <br />and swiftly leaves the room <br /> <br />a man approaches her <br />telling her she looks <br />like she needs saving <br />or at the very least <br />someone to talk to <br />reluctently she tells <br />him of her guilt-ridden past <br />and she immediately feels <br />the burden lifted <br /> <br />later, she discovers <br />the reason he is a patient here <br />is he thinks he's jesus <br />she laughs for the <br />first time in months <br />then goes to the <br />beauty parlor on the ward <br />and has her hair done<br /><br />Faith Elizabeth Brigham<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/writings-from-the-8th-west-ward/
