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'Annual Physical' by Donal Mahoney

12/12/2016

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​Annual Physical
 
You go to the doctor
at 21, no problems.
Maybe a flu shot.
That’s it.
 
You go to him
at 40, and you
need a pill or two
and he says
watch your weight.
 
You go to him
at 60, and you’re
now a fixer-upper.
You need more pills,
he says, and
watch your weight.
 
You go to him
at 70, and he finds
plumbing problems
and asks questions
to verify that all
your lights are on.
Doesn’t mention
your weight.
 
You go to him
at 80, and he says
you’re doing well,
all things considered,
but it wouldn’t hurt
to put your affairs
in order.
 
You tell him 
you can’t remember
any affairs but he
can ask your wife.
She’s still raising hell
about someone
named Mildred,
if that was her name.
 
 
Donal Mahoney
1 Comment
Dianne Lowe Breakfield link
12/13/2016 05:14:29 pm

HI Donald, I don't usually check on here to see if I get replies to my work but Kristi pointed it out to me. Now I can't find it so it must have been knocked off the blog already. I want to thank you for such a wonderful response to my work. I wish I could have seen it in time to respond earlie, but better late than never is what I have heard. I have read most of your blog posts and enjoy your writing. I don't always leave a reply but I will start doing my best to check back fairly often and if nothing else leave a short reply. I spend most of my time writing and on writing.com, a great web site to get my muse fired up. For a quick change of subject. I love this poem. It resembles me much too much. I like the use of free verse, that is one of my favorite forms as well. The last stanza is a perfect ending. Good job.

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