Chris Wood

Mental Health

I showed up at the Mental Health Department
in character, as Don Quixote. I picked a fight
with an empty chair in the waiting room, and lost.

They admitted me, and now I have my own place
a plant named Ralph, and the sketch of a cow
in a frame. Soon, I’ll write a book titled

“Tuesday Night is Wheel of Fortune,” which
will sell four copies before my death, when
it’ll sell millions. But nobody I love will
get the royalties, due to some publishing scam.




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Chris Wood is a life-long resident of the Hudson Valley region of New York State, where he hosts and participates in various music and literary events. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Heyday Magazine: an online and print magazine showcasing: Art, and Poetry. His work has been published in Jet Fuel Review, The Wawayanda Review, and Home Planet News. He occasionally sleeps a few hours every other Thursday, converses with woodland creatures and enjoys devouring deep poetry and coffee.