The Diagnosis

“It is just what it is”, he says

“I cannot tell you lies,

I’d like to tell you differently,

But that would be unwise”

“I’d rather that it wasn’t that”

Says I, a bit aghast,

“I’d rather it was something else,

I’m sorry that I asked”

“It’s best to state the facts” he says

“And let you know what’s what,

and then you’ll know exactly what,

It is that you have got”

“I think I’ll just pretend” says I

“That I was never here’

to hear you tell it like it is,

I’ll make it disappear”

“I’ll try another medico,

and I can tell you this,

I’ll find someone who’ll tell me

that It isn’t what it is”