Statistical Significance
After someone dies by overdose, the world withdraws.
Divided, we square our roots.
Forget about borrowing - disregard those place values
we should carry over
as odd remainders we subtract like stark reminders
to quit writing dangerous scripts.
Tammy Smith
Tammy Smith lives and works in New Jersey as a psychiatric social worker. She draws her inspiration from her mental health advocacy work. Her writing has been published or is forthcoming in The Esthetic Apostle, Ailments: Chronicles of Illness Narratives, and in io Literary Journal.
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this is a voice of experience and I salute her convictions. Incredible effort.
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