Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Mental Health

There is no such thing as mental health
(Though it can be a hell of a friend)
There is only what you do.
You walk from one place to another
punch a person in the face
and wake up.
The couch has been peed on.
Your neighbor’s tortilla press
is sitting in the sink
and the workday is half over.
The phone rings and rings.
You turn it on.
Worried little voices
come out of it.
They tell you:
i'm here for you
i understand
i understand
we'll get to the bottom of this.
you understand. 
Don't you?


to water.