Out Side, ' Waiting Poem by James McLain

Mere, but a wisp
only eighteen and empish
and looking at being as well.

Sitting out side, the psyc office
for the other, while I waited.

Asking, exchanging ideas
and never denied,
when I ask being honest
are you, anorexic.

She said she trusts her parents,
do her parents put her trust in you?

Thin as a rail, but gay in miami.

Homophbic boys try to pick me up
she says,
are you the man or the woman i ask?

Before going back in, I reminded her
all that she has here, there in front of her,
glancing backwards not I,
while looking forward too, as do they.

While learning as many words as you can
I remind her once again to catch her breath.
When off down there,
she goes back to study at school.

She says it only happends too often because.

And I remind her again to stay out of trouble
because again to most,
she looks like a well packaged boy.