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June 04, 2007

For Therapeutic Purposes:

A poem from the book Uncut Confetti by the brilliant John Hegley:

For Therapeutic Purposes

I have not been quite right in the head
Like a balding tyre, I've been losing my grip
I have been given various medications
to help me cope
anti-depressants
anti-psychotics
And my brother has given me
a skipping rope.

Hegley's poems move effortlessly between the comic and the achingly poignant, and often touch upon the more curious aspects of human nature.

—Vaughan.

Posted at June 4, 2007 02:30 PM

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