A Poem by Dr. Barry Lubetkin / New York City
The pandemic darkened my mind.
Everything changed.
Office closed.
Masks for frightened faces.
Friends moving, dying.
Time deranged.
And then the invitation:
A poem, please. Just a poem
about what you see,
what you feel,
what you fear.
The Insider gave me a chance
to share all that I felt,
all that troubled me,
all that I had to say (scream)
with those I would never know.
And for this therapist,
it became therapy,
and I will miss it deeply.
Barry Lubetkin, Ph.D. is the co-director and co-founder of the Institute for Behavior Therapy in New York City. The Institute for Behavior Therapy is the oldest private cognitive behavior center in the United States.
Perfectly articulated. Hits home.