MEDICINE MAN
by Ted Richer
1.
“I have an illness,” she said.
. . .
“What is it?” I said.
. . .
“An illness of the body,” she said.
. . .
“What is it?” I said.
. . .
“My body needs you,” she said.
. . .
“I have my cure for that—” I said.
2.
“I have a sickness,” she said.
. . .
“What is it?” I said.
. . .
“A sickness of the mind,” she said.
. . .
“What is it?” I said.
. . .
“My mind loves you,” she said.
. . .
“I have no cure for that—” I said.
3.
“Cure what you can.”
—Medicine Man
Copyright © 2015 by Ted Richer.
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