If you are Angry and you know it…
After a long weekend of managing self-inflicted injuries – Boxer’s fractures, , ODs, glass to forearm, DIY dental etc. I was reminded of a tune my former colleague would sing whilst repairing macerated fingers / radial arteries etc. Thommo’s song is sung to the tune of “If you are happy and you know it.”
If you are angry and you know it, punch a pillow.
If you are angry and you know it, punch a pillow.
Don’t punch your wife, or the fridge or a window –
If you are angry and you know it punch a pillow!
If you are sad and you know it, call a friend.
If you are sad and you know it, phone a friend.
Don’t drink, cut yourself or a seizure pretend.
If you are sad and you know it phone a friend.
If you are crazy and you know it, you are probably not crazy.
If you are crazy and you know it, you are probably not crazy.
Maybe you ego is a bit hazy, or your coping mechanisms: lazy.
If you are crazy and you know it, you are probably not crazy.
If you’re a Junky and you know it – try and be smart.
If you’re a Junky and you know it – try and be smart.
Don’t turn up to ED, look needy, hoping I’ll have a heart.
If you’re a Junky and you know it – try and be smart.
Comedy is a mature ego-defense mechanism which we must all employ to survive the job. Warning: once you start humming this tune it gets stuck in your brain…
If you have a verse to add, please hit me on the comments
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Casey Parker
I am a GP working in Broome, NW of Western Australia. I work as a hospital DMO (District Med Officer) doing Emergency, Anaesthestics, some Obstetrics and a lot of miscellaneous primary care. Also on the web as @broomedocs | + Casey Parker | Contact
that my friend is true poetry
Good old Andrew.