Trench Mouth
squeaky clean
frigid and fluorescent
this frozen
bright white room
is either an apple store
or a doctor’s office
the man in white
checked his watch
our time’s almost up
he scribbled my script
thank fuck
got any questions
he asked
I made this appointment
for a very specific reason
but I couldn’t recall it now
I shook my head
what had we even spent our session
talking about
I think the topics were
the stock market
exploding lithium ion batteries
a love letter he found in the street
addressed to no one in particular
sure he opened it
why not
soap for dogs
how many drownings lately
that number is higher than usual
because of this damn heat wave
we really are boiling
he was tapping something onto an ipad
when he noticed I looked confused
he assured me the bill would be in my email
I still had no idea why I was there
so I kept my mouth shut
smiled
nodded
and walked out
as fast as I could