Lawrence Hall
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Bugging Gentlemen of a
Certain Age
For Tod
Who Waits for a Microchip
Oh, isn’t it awkward
being passed along
Up and down
confusing, fluorescent-lit corridors
From receptionist to
nurse-practitioner
To technician to
physician and back again
And given a little
card with a clever graphic design
On one side and an appointment
with
A different
receptionist / nurse-practitioner / technician /
Physician in another
time and place
The passings of time
and people concluding with
A ruling from a venerable
medical sage:
“Your heart is in
good condition -
for a man your age.”
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