Thank You Doctor

The doctor said I was a diabetic,
so then I was;
the doctor said I was hypertensive,
so then I was;
the doctor said I had clogged arteries,
so then I did.

Now I take 20 pills a day,
for reasons that
I’ve long forgotten why,
yet I never felt diabetic,
I never felt hypertensive,
I never felt clogged,
in fact, I never felt bad at all,
until the doctor said I did,
but now it’s right there in my chart;

so it must be.

Congratulations,
you’ve finally made it,
the final gravy train;

middle age,
white male heaven;

now you can lie around all day
in your pajamas,
watching TV
and feeling good about yourself;

thank you doctor.
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