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The Cost of Doing Business

Bonnie Salomon, MD

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What's his insurance?
The psychiatrist on the cell phone demands.
Don't know, the hassled ER doc answers.
Oh, she knows.
She knows no form letter, shined shoe company
Would ever look at this
Homeless, hobbling schizophrenic, eyes wild,
Head on fire with delusions.
Last name, first name, middle.
He couldn't get past the first line.
Emergency contact—
The crack addict across the bridge.
Previous employers—
When he was 16, he loaded boxes
At Green's department store,
Fired when the voice told him to
Run into the street, losing a foot to a speeding truck.
Gross income—the four furry LifeSavers in a back pocket,
The three Sports Illustrateds found in the alley.
Magazines as amulets from the
Great Death the voice threatens.
Newsweek protects against pestilence, Life saves
His heart from stopping.
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Salomon B. The Cost of Doing Business. Ann Intern Med. 2000;133:34. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-133-1-200007040-00006

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2000;133(1):34.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-133-1-200007040-00006

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