jen and her most difficult patient of the day

She is afraid
She trembles when he yells at her
He towers over her
6 feet tall and unrelenting in his words
meant only for cutting.
She believes the accusations
For a moment only

And then she sees him
As through a looking glass
He carries years of pain
he has a wife and child
who suffer because he suffers
from an illness without cure.
He coughs up blood in the morning
Spiting out his anger
But in his heart
he is afraid.