The Test

Discussion in 'Poetry' started by Malapascua, Jan 9, 2008.

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    The test

    I went to see the doctor
    because I had some pain
    When I take a deep breath
    It really is a strain

    He listened to my heart and lungs
    And told me to breath deep
    But when I did, the pain was great
    And I almost had to weep

    The pain was up under my ribs
    A bit higher than my ab's
    He handed me a cup to fill
    And took some blood for the lab

    The test results were negative
    They yielded no clues
    He ordered up an M R I
    My heart sunk to my shoes

    They stuck a needle in my arm
    Orange stuff flowed into my vein
    I went through this big machine
    "Don't move, or you'll have to go again."

    That orange stuff made me hot
    I thought I'd burst into flames
    The longer I was on the table
    The hotter I became

    A week later the doctor called
    He'd received results from the test
    Nothing out of the ordinary
    A sigmoidoscopy is next

    I didn't like the sound of that
    "What is it", I asked, "Do tell."
    When he told me what they'd have to do
    I told him "Go to Hell."

    The pain returned and it was bad
    The test was really needed
    I thought it over, and grew up
    To the test, I conceded

    Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be
    All those unfounded rumors
    The doc said it all checked out
    No problems and no tumors

    We never got to the bottom
    Of this weird medical mystery
    It just remains an unanswered part
    Of my less than normal history

     
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