in the waiting room again
7th appointment this week 
this month? who knows

in the waiting room again 
just another youth
amidst curious peers
staring at my cane

in the waiting room again 
tired as all get out
slept 11 hours
eyelids half open 

in the waiting room again 
jackson 5 in my ear
too light and cheery
for my disposition 

in the waiting room again 
when will it ever end? 

(for the rest of my life?
who knows.)