ACCIDENTS ARE A NECESSITY

by Joanna Gilman Hyde

The Tomato-coloured Couch 7:35pm

In One of My Countless Psychiatric Interviews

I was Once Asked The Question:

“What does the saying

Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk

mean?”

I rose from My Chair

to find My Self Exclaiming

Accidents Are A Necessity”

“Accidents Are A Necessity”

“Accidents Are A Necessity”

until The Psychiatrist

Doctor Appavoo

(I called Him Doctor Apple Voodoo)

had to shut Me up