I touched base with the psychologist
not one I know
just one who was around
asked if I could talk
for 15 minutes
indeed, he said
a difficult situation
you know that the person won't change
echo
won't change won't change
I believed this
for two days
then I remembered
why I am a doctor
my secret weapon
my healing talent
I always have faith in change
everyone
has choices
"I can't stop smoking."
says the man
"My father quit three years ago.
55 years of two packs a day,
unfiltered Camels."
"Camels!" says the man
"Those are bad!"
"You can quit too.
It might take more than one try."
Why would I go to work
to talk about hypertension
exercise, birth control
obesity, heart attacks
unless at my core
I believe each person has choices?
Sometimes the choices
are between miserable
and horrible
life and death
still
whether a person is 9 or 90
they are graced
by choice