Thank You Doctor

the doctor said I was 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;

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

in your pajamas all day,

watching TV,

and feel very good

about yourself;

thank you doctor.

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