The Mirror
Based on ads I get for cis folk
Therapy is
Closing your eyes—
Meditating —
Eating smoothies
Taking selfies.
Based on ads I get for queer folk
Therapy is
Hormones—
Surgery—
Sexual Wellness—
Taking selfies.
Based on ads I get for fat folks
Therapy is
Dieting—
Exercise—
Nutrition(…dieting.)—
And finally—
Taking selfies.
Folks let’s maybe acknowledge that
Mental health can’t be
Photographed or stereotyped or
Ridiculed into whatever easy
Ad format the marketing committee liked.
Maybe if we want to tackle
The country’s mental health problem
We should acknowledge the mirror
We’re all staring at.