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Inanimate mechanical forces – poems by doctors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

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… and thus it came to pass…

Inanimate mechanical forces Rampage through the central nervous systems Of once beautiful people

Distorting affects and salience To such an extent That intentional self-harm by exposure to organic solvents, hot vapours, wood preservatives Or firearm discharge Take place

Whether in private homes Public administrative areas Or institutional places of residence

Allan Seppänen is a forensic psychiatrist (specialising), Vanha Vaasa Hospital, Vaasa, Finland.

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