DIAGNOSTICS

I visited New Jersey once in the thirties. I needed distance. My uncle said he’d rather be a hooker or a banker. Sometimes I want to be a librarian in a glass gallery shushing the painters and poets and I better keep my eye on them. I have no thought of serving either you or my own glory, my daughter said damp with tears. I try not to use adverbs or adjectives or seek solace in others' misfortunes. Let’s get it straight. I have no further use for you. Drunk and drinking, the bath is being drawn and I am putting on my best act yet, complete with diamonds and feathers. I can hear everyone talking about me in the garden and laughing at my hair. Maybe you were right all along.