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by Joan Serratelli

I'm supposed
to go to my doctor
today
G-d only knows
what he'll say
I need my meds
and to talk
to him
my condition
is not improving
he'll say

It's raining
and nasty
my neck is hurting
I need to go
even if it
kills me

To sit in a car
will be very hard
but I really do need
to go

My prescriptions
have run out
I need more
the pain
is eating
me up

I need to go
I cannot postpone
Please G-d, get me there
today

I've tried very hard
to do
what he asked
I have been doing
so well

But I need more meds
than he's willing
to give
'cuz there ain't
no miracle
in sight

A little relief
is all I ask
my hopes will be
dashed
but I need to get
what I need

Please G-d
don't let me down
just get me there
safe and sound
and give me a chance
to breathe

I just need him
to understand
what I have
and not judge me
for being so ill

My condition is rare
and my case is bad
I cannot help
the way
I am
Please G-d
just help me
get there
and return home

I'm not asking
for much
just give me a dose
of the medications
I so badly need
I will go away
until next month
when I need to go
again


04/20/2009

Author's Note: I'm going to the Doctor today. I don't drive. My daughter is taking me. i'm sitting here, waiting for the phone to ring. I just hope we get there on time.

Posted on 04/20/2009
Copyright © 2024 Joan Serratelli

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by David Garner on 04/20/09 at 02:31 PM

Good luck today. I will be thinking of you. I hope your pain is somehow eased or relieved.

Posted by Maude Curtis on 04/20/09 at 03:43 PM

Good luck with the doctor today my friend. I know sometimes they turn a deaf ear on chronically ill patients. Not because they're hard hearted but sometimes they just don't know what to do and heaven forbid should they admit that. wishing you well and painfree.

Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 04/20/09 at 03:49 PM

You know just how to keep us firmly implanted in your thought process, right there along for the ride. I really enjoyed this.

Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 04/20/09 at 06:58 PM

A solid prayer mixed with the reality of the situation. The repetition gives this strength.

Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 04/21/09 at 10:29 PM

According to Aesop, "A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety." I pray you calm waters ahead.

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