Abstract
I would say welcome
But you don't want to be here.
Some days I don't want to be here.
The klieg lights of medicine
With their power to postpone death,
Cast an awfully big shadow.
In that shadow is where you find yourself.
It was part of the risks they did not want to tell you
And you were all too happy not to hear about.
Reaching a little too far and missing…
Leaves you in the shadow.
I stand with you as a guide.
I bring only the courage to stand with you
In the shadow.
We will grope together to help you find your own answers.
The way is dark but not unfamiliar to me.
I bring the milk of human kindness
And the presence of witness.
You must find your way
But I will help.