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Conference Time For Me

I am attending a Native American mental health conference just down the road you see.

By Denise E LindquistPublished 27 days ago 1 min read
Conference Time For Me
Photo by Terren Hurst on Unsplash

The conference starts at 8

and I don't want to be late.

It is free, the drive is not great

my car doesn't take much gas mate

~

Once a week I run group in the heat we swelter

at a mental health crisis shelter.

Many come in with depression

anxiety, panic in most every session

~

Other diagnoses are common

I work with the trauma problem

and grief and loss are there.

I'm getting too old for this here.

~

It is time to replace me

the agency is not cooperating you see.

I am finding my own replacement.

Stop working? No, cause then I will need a placement.

~

I enjoy the work, but it is time for a change.

I am not getting there, time to rearrange

my weeks, no more weekly commitment.

Once I was there, but it won't be treatment.

It is rewarding yes, but time for a change.

~

So I will catch up on the newest

and the latest

there may be new solutions

to old problems will be the conclusions

~

I could find solutions here.

I always think that there

is trauma and grief work everywhere.

That is what helps them elsewhere.

~

I used to think everyone

working with my people

had a trauma worker, at least one

mental health professional

~

Time to hit the road as I'm hoping

I will be there in one hour

and 20, then smell a certain flower.

Well smudge, but that is not rhyming.

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About the Creator

Denise E Lindquist

I am married with 7 children, 27 grands, and 12 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium weekly.

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Comments (2)

  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran26 days ago

    What you do is so amazing Denise. Loved your poem!

  • Mark Graham26 days ago

    Good work. Totally agree with you and when you know when it is time to move on and find something different. I was a substitute teacher and a psych nurse for close to 16 years. I made the change and now a book reviewer and writer sharing books that helped me in my careers and what I enjoy sharing.

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