poem

[Guest guest]

A patient of mine sent me the following poem to tell me how he's doing. Not sure this is really the appropriate place to post it, but I want to share it and I'm not sure where else to do it. I am editing one word on the second line so as not to offend.

Health Check

My health has really been

Pretty f---ing good for the past few months

I haven’t needed herpes

To remind me what sex without juice costs me

Now that I’m finally alone.

I haven’t needed bronchitis

To remind me how breath alone

Makes life worth living.

Now that I’m watching my breath

I haven’t needed a twisted ankle

To remind me how much I miss dance

Now that I’m dancing

Only anorexia is on the job

To remind me how sweet juices can be

Tomorrow I’ll ask my back

If it hasn’t been hurting

Because I don’t need reminding

What a heavy shifting load

A relationship can be.-ph Shultz