Poser

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Ad LibitumFebruary 2023PoserBhuvana Chandra, MDBhuvana Chandra, MDPorter Ranch, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M22-2163 Audio Reading - “Poser” Audio. Michael A. Lacombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads “Poser” by Bhuvana Chandra, MD Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail A seizure is upon me, short-circuitingmy senses; I cannot hear the worldcalling, rent mute of responses. Wrenchedfrom my mooring with no tocsin's knell,I'm pitched into blackness, felledquick to the ground. Deaf now to myown sounds, undead but unalive, Mindin full outage, Will lacking guide.Aura relegated to a past all-forgotten;the present a vortex, in thrall to the fast,imperious dictates of my brain. Musclestauten, contract—unheeded by me.Nothing. The world is not missed. Forair-hungered flashes, “I” cease to exist.Control full-wrested; perceptions stilled—a puppet dependent on invisible strings.volts go awry. Brain commands body as... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Porter Ranch, CaliforniaCorresponding Author: Bhuvana Chandra, MD; e-mail, [email protected]com. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Poser” Audio. Michael A. Lacombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads “Poser” by Bhuvana Chandra, MD Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Current IssueFebruary 2023Volume 176, Issue 2Page: 287 ePublished: 21 February 2023 Issue Published: February 2023 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2023 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...