Fiona Hauber Poet Free verse

Who Is She?

I went to the doctor yesterday
She asked me a whole bunch of questions
That I answered with a smile
How often are you upset?
At least once a day…
Why?
Aren’t you supposed to tell me?
Fair enough…
Have you ever harmed yourself?
Yes.
Are you thinking about doing it again?
I had to think about this carefully…
No.
Fiona, I think you’re depressed
I opened my mouth, so something could come out
But nothing did
All of the stuff
Was going on in my head
Depressed? Me? No… I can’t be.
That’s for people who are sad.
I’m not sad, I’m a happy person… right?
Yeah, sure, I can be sad.  But that’s only when I watch sad movies.
Wait… depressed?
I turned to her
With a look of despair
I turned to my right
And saw a mirror
But the person who was staring back, 
I could not recognize
I tried to look deep into her eyes
To see if there was some familiarity there
But there was nothing
I looked back at the doctor
Who is that?
I asked.
Fiona… are you okay?
Yes, yes, I am fine,
Who is she?
Fiona… that’s you.

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