We Stand Divided

Hello. My name is Jessica Ward. I am twenty-nine years of age and a currently unemployed pediatric surgeon. I am what you would call suffering from a mental illness known as Dissociative Identity Disorder. There's too many of us.

[runarunarunawayhome-deactivated]

I’m very good lying here.

[dr-jessica-ward]

Why? Is it a particularly comfortable piece of ground?

[runarunarunawayhome-deactivated]

No, man…

[dr-jessica-ward]

But you're not doing any good just lying there, are you?

[dataktarr]

[dailydormer]

[natdrmer]

[raineanders]

Oh! No its okay. I’ll just wait until I can buy some, possibly die in the process but yeah.

[dr-jessica-ward]

Um, how old are you?

[raineanders]

Hm? Uh yeah. We do…

[dr-jessica-ward]

Sarah likes tea! You can have some of hers!

[raineanders]

I’m out of tea!

[dr-jessica-ward]

Oh. Is tea the warm smelly stuff grown ups drink?

[raineanders]

How could this be!?

[dr-jessica-ward]

How could what be?

[dr-jessica-ward]

She shouldn't have had all those drinks.

[dr-jessica-ward]

Grief like a thin layer of foam on my latte. I eat your cough and memorize your dark. Grow a new body from the pins in my hair, paint my mouth into a bloody kiss. Here are my legs beneath my skirt. You are in the softest parts of me.

Kristina Haynes

[dr-jessica-ward]

Jess Gif Hunt

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[dr-jessica-ward]

Another!

[rufus-roe-deactivated20170515]

How so?

[dr-jessica-ward]

...I'm sick.

[dr-jessica-ward]

Another!

[rufus-roe-deactivated20170515]

I see.

Are you currently looking?

[dr-jessica-ward]

I'm not really... Fit for working. So no.

[dr-jessica-ward]

Another!

[rufus-roe-deactivated20170515]

I don’t do anything at the time.

[dr-jessica-ward]

Really? Me neither.

[dr-jessica-ward]

Another!

[rufus-roe-deactivated20170515]

Right.

[dr-jessica-ward]

So what do you do, Tony?