she listens

your therapist
is a loser,
but she listens.
you pay
her well to listen,
so, it's
all good.
she has no
advice on what
you can do to
get it together,
it being
your life,
but she listens,
and nods,
smiles and
nods some more.
you tell her that people
are continually
walking all
over you, taking
advantage of your
good nature.
this makes her smile
and nod,
causes her to write
something into
her green velvet
notebook.
you have great
rapport
with her.
sometimes she'll
give you
a recipe at the end
of the session
to try out,
or tell you about
a new movie
she just saw.
she's almost
like a long term
girlfriend,
but you have
to pay her.
occasionally she'll
ask you to help
her install new
windshield
wipers on her
car when you both
leave together,
or to put on some
snow tires,
which is probably
crossing some sort
of patient doctor
line, but she
listens. so you
don't care.