The Medical Record
They come to see the doctor
Consult booklet for to proctor
If you don’t bring your old one
No problem, buy a new one
The variety of covers are diverse as clothing worn
Some official where name and logo prominently adorn
Others unofficial with cartoon and animal appearing so
forlorn
Teddy bears and rainbow flower
Superman and Dora the Explorer
Football players, lions, zebras, even Brittany Spears
All have adorned books that I’ve seen throughout the years
Some are newly printed with crisp clean toner
Others look as if they’re older than their owner
Rats have chewed the edges of the pages
Tots have scribbled in accordance with their ages
Water, substances best unknown
Smudge the letters
‘Though if truth be told
The handwriting was atrocious to behold
Open carefully and gingerly
Pages, receipts, lab reports
May fly away of sorts
Though of course the chart
Might still
decide to fall apart
Red and yellow, black and white
Torn and tattered, dull or bright
All are precious in my sight
So when you come to consult bring
Every single med book thing
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