the impatient poet –or– perhaps it's time to update the DSM-IV

i'm sorry, doctor, but it's happening again

what is this, eleven, twelve times in a row?

i swear i'm not trying to sway this exam

i'm simply reciting the objects you show

another, now another, i can't take much more

oh please won't you finally tell me we're through?

these sessions are making me crazier than before—

that ink blot looks just like an onion bagel too!