Today the consultant
Drowned the family
In words
Numbing data
Fouled the sacred space with
jargon, and too many “yes, buts”
spoiled and soiled the air with crepe.
No warning shots were fired before his arrow hit his target and
what little hope, humanity and life remaining
spilled over the fragile dam, cascaded across the floor and
stained all shoes but his.
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Brown, J.T. Lethal Talk. J GEN INTERN MED 33, 978 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-017-4271-z
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