Lawrence Hall
[email protected]  
https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com

                              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.”