Tuesday, October 11, 2016

you may feel a pinch

this won't hurt a bit,
the doctor says, holding a light,
a needle,
a gun
in his hand.
why the gun, i ask.
trembling at the sight
of the pointed
steel syringe.
oh,
don't worry it's not
loaded.
but sometimes
patients don't pay,
this helps.
stay still, you may
feel a pinch.

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