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As the Drugs Wear Off

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It’s over and the drugs are wearing off As suffering returns, we cease to scoff At those post-ops who bitterly complain Of “agony” or “unbearable pain” And for whom words of sympathy or worse Are encapsulated sometimes in verse On an expensive store-bought greetings card In poor doggerel that insults the Bard And though I do not even try to claim My work in any way can match his fame I feel compelled to write these words for you As you might be anxious and feeling blue Wondering how you’ll feel in the future Once the nurse removes that final suture From the site of your new hip replacement Transforming your life to your amazement You’ll soon be ascending mighty mountains Or splashing around in public fountains Clambering up over countryside stiles Running or yomping for dozens of miles Gazelle-like soaring over 5-barred gates And everywhere zooming on roller skates For many months you’ve been acting stoic Now achieve something really heroic!

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Daniel Turner

Date: 7/10/2017 7:34:00 AM

Nice poem. You are a good friend to write your friend a poem, Alexander:)