In the meantime, enjoy the responses I have made to other prompts.

Monday, September 5, 2011

A Little Levity...I hope


Dear Therapist,


Several years ago
When our last session ended,
Despite your advice
That it should be extended,
You said keep in touch,
Let you know how I do,
So I’m writing it down
In this letter to you:

My children disowned me
My husband left town,
My boss sent a pink slip
So I colored it brown.
I wear my shirts backwards –
The ones stained with wine,
My socks smell like lunchmeat,
Besides that, I feel fine.

I’ve a crush on Jay Leno
He’s the first man I see
When I crawl out of bed
And turn on the T.V.
I started a fan club
With member count one
So I meet with myself—
Besides that, my life’s fun.

When I open the icebox
The smell makes me gag
I eat cans of food
From a brown paper bag.
There’s a wide range of choice
Since the cat ran away.
(I still sleep with his toys)
Besides that, I’m okay.

When I walk in my room
I just follow the path
Through the mountains of clothes
And the piles of trash
I’d give you a call
But the bill’s six months late
So the phone line’s cut-off—
Besides that, I feel great!

I’ve a question to ask –
‘Cause I’ve wondered a lot
If the fuzz in my tub
Should be watered or not?
It glows in the dark
When I turn out the light
So I bathe in the sink—
Besides that, I’m alright.

There’s no cause for concern,
From this note you can tell
That I’ve conquered my fears
And I’m doing quite well;
Know I made the right choice
When I bid you adieu
I’ve no cares in this world…
Well…except for a few.

5 comments:

  1. This is awesome. Full of chuckles, and a couple of right-out-loud laughs. I find myself wishing it were a real letter sent to a dumped therapist by a patient who had finally had enough of the "how does that make you feel?" and that I could see the therapist's face when he read it.

    Oh, and that fuzz in the tub? For heaven's sake don't water it! It'll take over your life. ;-)

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  2. Thanks for a big laugh. Your blog is great fun. Thanks, too, for the visit to mine and the bread crumbs that allowed me to find you. Hugs, pat

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  3. Dark and amusing. Sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying.

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  4. A humorous take on the need for therapy or therapy from you pen...lol I write as my therapy...I call it pencil therapy...saves me lots of money... :)

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