me vs. therapy

‘you did what?’

‘i climbed the balcony.’

‘she wouldn’t let you in, so you climbed the balcony?’

‘i’m a problem solver.’

Satan sniggers.

Therapist throws out challenging stare.

Return challenging stare.

Therapist says: ‘is this something you’re proud of?’

‘oh, not at all….well, making it up two stories on a pole is quite an accomplishment, but i recognize that it was inappropriate.’

‘to say the least….’

‘and probably illegal.’

‘probably. what happened after you climbed the balcony?’

‘she yelled at me.’

‘obviously, and then?’

‘we stared angrily at each other.’

‘and then….’

‘we played patty cakes.’

‘uh-huh.’

‘look, you have to understand….this girl and i, we played these games a lot.’

‘is that justification?’

‘your fish is staring at me’.

‘angela, ignore the fish.’

‘i’m trying, but he just keeps looking.’

‘angela’

‘now he’s blowing bubbles at me.’

‘angela.’

‘you’re judging me.’

‘i’m sorry you feel that way.’

‘i’m sorry you’re judging me.’

‘i’m not judging you. i’m just trying to understand why someone as bright as you would climb a balcony.’

‘i like to think of it as being passionate about my causes.’

‘some may not see it that way.’

‘how do you see it?’

’i feel like you let your desire’s overrule your reason at times’.

‘yeah, but it ended up getting me what i wanted.’

Satan rifles through wallet photos, gets to balcony scene, points….smiles.

‘at what cost?’

‘well, i lost a little piece of self-respect and some pride…and i got a sliver.’

‘at what cost to her?’

‘oh….her….ummmm, well, she kinda got what she wanted too.’

‘she locked you out, it sounds to me like what she wanted was to be alone.’

‘she locked me out because what she wanted was not to give my stuff back.

‘so you climbed up her balcony, played patty cakes and got your stuff back.’

‘nice and neat isn’t it?’

Therapist sighs, scribbles in note pad says: ‘will you be sharing this session in your blog as well?’

‘i’m an open book.’

‘perhaps you should consider hiding a few chapters.’

‘that’s not fun.’

‘neither is listening to people’s problems all day long, but we all must make sacrifices.’

‘wow, you mean that?’

‘no. but it’s satisfying to try your tactics on you.’

‘that’s fighting dirty.’

‘but, I’m kinda getting what i want.’

‘stop it.’

‘stop what?’

‘stop being me.’

‘or?’

‘i’ll start talking about the fish’.

‘touche’.