the white coat

my doctor means
well with her pill prescriptions
and flu shots.
her blood pressure
machine
and german nurse.
she wants me healthy.
measuring my weight and height,
peering into my
ears and throat.
she means well
in her well lit office,
in her white coat.
she wants me to feel better.
to get back
on my feet again.
to rest
and take fluids.
she tells me everything
i already know
and tell myself and others.
she means well,
but
she has the white coat.
I don't