Sonnet for a Mid-life Diagnosis

Treatment delayed by a waitlist, deposit paid

for therapy with a psychiatrist who says, Hmm,

I can usually do this in sessions one or two

but for you… This is your chance to transfer

your pension into a support package subscription

for your Dr who needs another appointment

to renew prescriptions Medicare will not cover.

Treatment begins with a series of payments

while your rented space stores symphonies

of unresolved chords, a showcase of lyrics

diverted, improv     is  at  ions broke n, bars skip

ped by your mi             nd’s scratch ed disc until you lose

your place, HYPErFOCUS whole d ays, know

you can not cure y our condition. Try any   way.