A Visit to the Psychiatrist
	Aunt Susan says amour Is the most beautiful thing in the world. I think games are. I think hockey's the most Beautiful thing. Not love.
	Susan at the Psychiatrist, a mini-opera. Part one.
	Do you love him?
	Sorta kinda.
	Do you need him?
	Sorta kinda. He makes me smile alot. Especially at faceoffs. Makes me feel he's Sorta smart.
	Is he special?
	He is lightning.
	And athletic?
	Yes, but frightening. And yet it seems that so's his team.
	Just enjoy what you can Love the game And the man.
	Sorta gritty.
	Kinda very.
	Very, very sorta.
	And kinda hard to describe.
	Oh yes, I think that's very true.
	When he's skating...
	Yes?
	Does he thrill you?
	Yes.
	If they deal him?
	Yes?
	Will it kill you?
	Yes. I think he's sorta, kinda home. But I need him So I'll follow. If a trade's made. Won't it gall though?
	Don't despise what you feel. Love the man Not the deal.
	Deal.
	He's sometimes winger.
	Sometimes center.
	Sometimes trade-bait?
To Be Continued
*with apologies and great admiration to William Finn - from: "Falsettos"