Read; Read the forums... ...Check the box —Check all that apply‽ Check the box that best describes your current emotional state: A) Sadness B) Emptiness C) Both A and B D) None of the above describe my current emotional state which is better characterized as— ("WRITE IN") [The Building] I write in: screaming I write in: static I write in: the sound a refrigerator makes when it dies I write in: the face you make when you realize the doctor isn't listening... [The Breakdown] DIAGNOSIS CODE 296.33 DIAGNOSIS CODE 300.4 DIAGNOSIS CODE 309.81 DIAGNOSIS CODE FUCK YOU CODE FUCK THIS CODE I HAVE BEEN SITTING IN THIS WAITING ROOM FOR FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES CODE THE MAGAZINES ARE FROM 2002 CODE 2002 WAS TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO CODE I WAS NOT ALIVE IN 2002 CODE THE MAGAZINES ARE OLDER THAN ME CODE THE MAGAZINES ARE OLDER THAN MY TRAUMA CODE MY TRAUMA IS ALSO FROM 2002 On a scale of one to ten One being never Ten being constantly How often do you experience thoughts of ("REDACTED") —I select seven Seven is honest. ...Seven is too honest Seven is the number of days in a week... Seven is the number of seals in Revelation Seven is the number of minutes between you and your next patient —*"Seven is the number of times I have considered leaving before you call my name!"* [Chorus] DIAGNOSIS I AM THE CHECKBOX I AM THE WRITE-IN I AM THE PENCIL I AM THE ERASER I AM THE PAPER I AM THE CLIPBOARD I AM THE MAGAZINE FROM 2002 I AM THE WAITING ROOM I AM THE FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES I AM THE SEVEN I AM THE TEN I AM THE ONE [Verse] The prescription is for 30mg The prescription is for once daily The prescription is for the rest of your life The prescription is for a person who can afford refills The prescription is for a person with insurance The prescription is for a person whose brain responds to chemistry The prescription is for a person whose brain is not a hardware problem My brain is a hardware problem My brain is a motherboard with damaged capacitors My brain is a power supply that fluctuates My brain is a fan that never stops My brain is a hard drive that clicks [Chorus] DIAGNOSIS HARDWARE FAILURE DIAGNOSIS USER ERROR DIAGNOSIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT DIAGNOSIS NO WARRANTY DIAGNOSIS VOID IF SEALED DIAGNOSIS SEAL IS BROKEN DIAGNOSIS I HAVE BEEN BROKEN SINCE FACTORY DIAGNOSIS THIS IS NOT A SOFTWARE PROBLEM [Verse] The doctor says try meditation The doctor says try exercise The doctor says try gratitude journaling The doctor says try breathing exercises The doctor says try to remember that feelings are not facts The doctor says try to remember that thoughts are not commands The doctor says try to remember that you are not your diagnosis [Bridge] I am my diagnosis I am the checkbox I am the write-in I am the code I am the seven I am the forty-seven minutes I am the magazine from 2002 I am the waiting room I am the doctor I am the prescription I am the refill I am the rest of your life [Interlude] Check the box Check all that apply Check the box that best describes your current emotional state I check F F is not an option F is the grade I deserve F is the note I can't reach F is the key my mother cried in F is the letter I write and never send [Outro] Check the box —I am the waiting padded box! I am the box I am the applicable sum I am Fifteen Minutes Waiting... -And I am checked... Every– ..Fifteen—
