Your Go to Person

i go to the doctor
for a routine check up,

blood pressure, heart, lungs,
that sort of thing,

say, ah. a peek into the ears,
the eyes,
the nose.

all is well,

but they want me to update my info.

age weight height address.
place of employment.
most of which hasn't changed.

but the relationship status has.

the form asks at the end for
the name of a significant other.

who is your go to person
that we need to contact in case
of an emergency?

who is the most important person
in your life right now, right
this second, who needs to know
if you get sick?

your son, yes. but who else?


I look down at the old form,
then black out the name that's on there,
the ink still wet,
freshly written just months ago,
then write in the new name.

maybe this one will stick, hopefully
before the ink dries
this time.