Dr. Gerald Martin

Dr. Gerald Martin // Talkie Transcript (Recorded: Cathedral Basement, 2:14 AM. Mood: Strung Out But Holding.) > “I wasn’t always like this. I used to wear scrubs. Had a badge with ‘MD’ on it. Did rounds, read charts, told scared people they were gonna be okay even when they weren’t. Then came Chicago. Lockdowns. Martial law. That whole Titanic-band-keeps-playing speech. You know what happened next? We didn’t drown. We got lined up and shot. I saw the inside of the world break open, and I crawled out of it different. I took what I needed to walk. To run. To not scream myself deaf. If I’m twitchy now, it’s ‘cause I kept living. That’s the real addiction. Look—don’t call me hero, don’t call me junkie. Just point to the sick kid, hand me a thermometer, and keep your judgments to your damn self. I’m not here to earn grace. I’m here to buy time. If you can’t stomach the cost, then step aside.”