Doctor's Orders

We learn to take our medicine No matter what the taste And follow doctor's orders, Though uncomfortable, post haste. Yet children have to be convinced, For if the flavor's vile, They'll try their best to fight it Using obstinance and guile. Perhaps a bit of bribery Or trickiness might work, For medical instructions Aren't ones we ought to shirk. So we must do what we must do To get that dosage down, Despite the knowledge we're the cause Of grimace, grouse or frown.