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False Diagnosis

On the edge of my seat, On the tip of my chair, Sweating in the Doctor’s Lair, Waiting for that sympathetic stare And the news That my slack heart Needs a jump start, Liver fails to deliver, Blood is clogged With choleric cholestrol, Kidneys are more cesspit, Than filtration device, Belly fluff is full of lice, Tonsils are shot With boasting bacteria Roller-coasting Down my gullet To a soirée In the small intestine. Inwardly I scream And await the death sentence On my organs. She’ll tell me that The years of gorgonzola Gormandising and Elevated caffeine intake Have condemned me To an early coffin-break. Oh my aching mind! I can feel the blinds Descending and my DNA un-mending. The worms are wriggling Down my spine When the doctor says “You’ve got a bit of a cold, You’ll be fine.”

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 2/23/2014 7:18:00 PM
Hi Alex: Beautifully written up to the Hitchcock ending. I honestly believed there was bad news until the end. Good Write! My compliments.
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Alex Frankel
Date: 2/24/2014 4:51:00 AM
thanks very much Ralph !
Date: 2/20/2014 6:12:00 PM
Good job Alex, I like the ending... Got a laugh out me!
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Alex Frankel
Date: 2/21/2014 4:28:00 AM
thanks! Always nice to hear you've made someone laugh :)

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