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Tales From The Asylum - Dark Poetry
Bright Ideas Bright Ideas was a successful regional advertising agency It was run by two high-flying professionals They were called James Johnson and Howard Barnes They were both in their forties And had been working together for more than ten years They had a number of large clients And their clients were big spenders in the press and on radio James started to get itchy feet and wanted to leave He started to plan his exit And talked to a few of his clients He wanted a safety net ready for when he left Some of the biggest clients wanted to switch So James made his move He told Howard over a drink in their local Howard was furious and was quite abusive They parted on bad terms Howard was in for a bigger surprise when he realised how many clients he was losing James new agency was called Forward Thinking The new agency was flourishing The switch went better than expected He had always had good relations with the media And his new clients were happy Bright Ideas reputation started to slip And a number of employees switched agencies Quite a few joined James at Forward Thinking Poaching staff was regarded as unethical But no clause had been put in the contract Howard started drinking And the service to his clients started to decline The agency was starting to lose money And problems were starting up at home Soon the agency was close to bankruptcy It was all getting too much for Howard Helen his wife asked for a separation And moved out of the home One night Howard took an overdose And was rushed to hospital He was assessed by the consultant Who referred him to the mental health ward Howard was starting to get delusional His condition was getting much worse He was transferred to the asylum To be further assessed And to be given long-term care Helen eventually sought and was granted a divorce Howard's condition failed to improve He spent his time at the asylum deep in thought Thinking up new slogans for clients He had a layout board on which to plan his campaigns He had few visitors And time passed him by He put together slogans for the asylum "You would be crazy not to try it!" "Caring is our business!" The staff didn't know what to think But he seemed content in his new environment A world free of Bright Ideas and Forward Thinking
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