Suicide Watch by Deborah Dana

"Constant Visual Observation" The euphemism used to describe Your suicide watch. Cot in the hallway. Bathroom door open. Shower curtain pulled aside. Not one shard of privacy On suicide watch. For now you are safe: Hospital arms enfold you. At our house: Blood seeps under the cracks Of all the doors. At our house: Poison floods rooms Silently. At our house: There will be no staff members 24/7... At our house: A single heart beat explodes into the night. At our house: Shift never ends We never sleep. At our house: A revolver caresses The backs of our necks. At our house: Love and hate unite Explode and fill the galaxies. At our house: Quitting time never comes Worry never ceases. At our house At our house.

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