2. Aversive Therapy (Psych)
A shock, a bitter taste, a sting,
conditioning pain to curb the swing.Hands withdrawn, behaviors changed,
reinforcements harsh, and often estranged.
Shocks and tastes twist, tweak, and try,
patterns paired to pacify,
can conditioning cruelty ever justify?
Nazi echoes and mid-century halls,
patients punished in sterile walls.
Alcoholism, pedophilia, compulsion,
targets marked with grim compulsion.
By modern eyes, the methods fade,
replaced by care, consent, and aid.
Yet history whispers, stern and stark,
reminders etched where traces mark.
Poet: Vynolyn Naidoo
© 2025 Vynolyn Naidoo. All rights reserved. Published online, created with care and passion.
© 2025 Vynolyn Naidoo. All rights reserved. Published online, created with care and passion.
