Dr For A Day

By Angela McCrimmon

Tue, 24 Nov 2015
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If I could be the Dr for maybe just a day,

Maybe then you'd see and understand,

How much you hear in the words I do not say,
 
And how much your life is in my hands.
 
 
I'd tell you what I think then do my best to look,
 
Pretending that I truly contemplate,
 
I'd take a little moment to check my little book,
 
Then rush you out the door, I'm running late.
 
 
I'd feel exasperated and I would let it show,
 
I'd cut your sentence off before you end,
 
I would make it clear that I already know,
 
How this situation's going to end.
 
 
I wonder how you'd feel if you never had the chance,
 
To say or speak whatever's on your mind,
 
Would you finally switch off, drift off in a trance,
 
The "I don't care...I've had enough" kind.
 
 
I'd tell you I have met so many just like you,
 
I've treated so many of your "kind,"
 
"Trust me" I'd say and I'd expect you to,
 
For I am the commander of your mind.
 
 
I'd tell you that I'm weary, I've heard it all before,
 
You've said this to me time after time,
 
I'm present in the room but I'm looking at the door,
 
I tell you "Oh, it's going to be just fine"
 
 
The problem that we have is you don't really trust,
 
A single word that I am going to say,
 
So with this in mind I guess I really must,
 
Accept I won't be Dr for the day.
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Submitted by Rhiannonw on

What an interesting way to describe the lack you feel in so many professionals. Being able to listen well is quite a gift isn't it, and I suppose there is a lot of time pressure put on to so many professionals, but a little more relaxed listening is not only productive in really understanding the person's problems better, but also is quite healing in itself, isn't it? Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Angela McCrimmon on

Thanks for your feedback Rhiannon.If only we could be the Dr for the day! lol. I have to say that I think we would probably do a better job than some because we are often coming from a persepctive they may not have not been in themselves. I completely agree that relaxed listening and understanding is healing in itself regardless of if they can "fix" the actual problem.

Angela x