Diagnostic II

Over the past fourteen days how many days have you felt
        blue?
For none of the time for some of the time for all of the time
        for all time
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you felt
        gray?
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you felt?
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you slept
        away?
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you felt
        worthless what is your worth what is your work are you
        working again?
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you eaten
        was it protein something green something grown you
        are what you eat what are you now?
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you brushed
        your teeth what’s under that crown is it rotted is it sweet
        how does it taste?
Over the past fourteen days what did you waste?
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you dreamed
        of dogs fed the dogs feed your dogs
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you had the
        pleasure met someone new watched a film touched the
        novel beside your bed have you read?
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you helped
        yourself made an effort gone for a walk talked to a friend
        do you have friends where do they go the ones who go?
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you slept
        really really slept?
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you spent
        good money?
Over the past fourteen days have you spent all your money do
       you have money do you need money?
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you had 
        pleasure nothing but pleasure does it hurt now?
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you felt like murder
        actual murder did you make a plan?
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you acted
        like a friend a good friend is that a mirror in front of your
        face put it down
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you said to
        yourself okay okay okay okay okay?
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you felt your
        feet feel the earth is it the meds how are your kidneys how
        are your nerves are those socks on your feet or are you
        dying?
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you felt
        grateful be grateful write it down
Over the past fourteen days how many days have felt like a
        dream like a too-hot shower how many days did you walk
        through the world in an opaque steam?
Wait what happened to your hair did you cut your own hair
        are you molting is there infection in your brain?
Hey—
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you felt
        eaten been eaten what’s wrong with your skin?
Over the past fourteen days how many days have you tried to
        escape how many days were you a swallow caught in a
        fly trap?
Over the past fourteen days how many days did you spend in
        outer space could you feel your own face out there was it
        yours or someone else’s how many days?
So are you back when do you get back?

 

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