no cookie

this won't hurt a bit,
she says,
sticking a needle in my arm.
a flu shot.
and she's right, I don't feel
even a pinch.
it surprises me,
I didn't even have time
to grit my teeth
and flinch.
same goes for the woman who
takes my
blood in the lab,
three floors below.
three vials and she's done.
lickity split.
I hardly feel the sliding
of the needle
into my fat vein.
but no cookie. so i'm very
disappointed.