the layman's diagnosis

i'm not a doctor,

not a psychologist,

or therapist,

but

i deem you incurable.

i give

you the layman's stamp

of disapproval.

you will never change,

never bend

or alter your ways.

you are disordered

and crazy from the cradle

to the grave.

just as that snake

in the grass

is who he is,

so will you remain the same.