I haven't had a physical in 2 or 3 years. I've had it on my to-do list for months. Finally, I scheduled one. As usual it was loads of fun! What I wrote in the exam room:
the nurse having gone
I'm alone with
more waiting
doctor's exam room --
on the white walls
fliers of many colors
a model heart
a model tailbone
imagining myself a model patient
how many ahs
in the jar of
tongue depressors?
picking at a thread
not ready to come free
I have higher blood pressure than I ought to. It's short of a diagnosis of disease, but when I said my dad had bypass surgery doctor looked concerned and gave me the spiel about eating right. At the pharmacy I bought a bottle of vitamin D - "It's the latest miracle supplement," the doctor said, with a twinkle.
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