i have a strange brain disease
i do not know the correct latin name
or which page to consult for symptoms
in the diagnostic manual
but i know i have it
and i know it is abnormal
we all stand in room A
the normal people and me
and the Chief Alphabetical Officer tells us
we must move faster
and stop over thinking the problems
then we all file out of there
and into room B
where the Division Vice President
announces a new initiative from on high
to help us make fewer mistakes
to move slower
and with more deliberation
and then all the normal people
happily pour through the exit
heading to room C
for further enlightenment
from another Capitalized Title Person
leaving me alone and paralyzed
by a brain disorder
which keeps me from following
the simple directives just delivered
i do not know what this strange mental aberration is called
before today, i would have used the word
sanity