I went down to the chemist
to see about getting some cream
for a rash on my arm.
I joined the queue of people
and finally reached the front.
The pharmacist leaned over the counter
and asked what he could do for me.
I pulled up the sleeve of my anorak
and showed him my rash.
You should go and see your doctor, he said.
I rang them and they said to come here. I said.
Go back to them and tell them I sent you, he insisted.
But they were quite adamant I come here,
I explained.
I know what I'm talking about,
the chemist said,
I'm the one in the white coat.
I raised the sleeve of the anorak
I was wearing, also white.
I'm wearing a white coat too, I said.
My coat suggests I study pharmacology,
he said, while yours suggests
that it might rain later.
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Tom C Dylan (
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I too have those inconclusive debates from time to time, Tom. The question is just when to cut my losses and make a strategic retreat....
That's exactly it, Dave. Could just find a wall to bang my head against. 🙂
Easy there man, easy.....
This is delightful, I smiled all the way through, and was rewarded at the end with the chuckle of the day. Thank you dear friend, the sun is shining now all over!
Thanks, Bella. Glad I made you laugh. 🙂 I was at the chemist the other day and saw them in their white coats.. I got the idea of them arguing with a guy in a white coat. Cheers, Tom.
lol 🤣 You win some and lose some. Just don't wear a brown anorak, those are for flashers. Hey I hope the rash cleared up! You do make me chuckle. 🌹
Thanks Teddy. I got the idea the other day when I was in the chemist, about a guy arguing with them, and he also had a white coat on. 🙂
Doctors aren't supposed to put you off like that, your pharmacist is correct that your doctor should be a professional and prescribe medication that your pharmacist can help you with. If everyone does their job, your rash will be a rash of the past. 😉👍
Cheers, AP. I saw the chemists in their white coats the other day and the idea came to me for this poem. 🙂
Well, at least it's not the men of a different white coat. 😉👍
white coats used to be our compulsory uniform but are no longer required or necessary ..
I think it was all the jokes & jibes about the men in white coats that sealed the fate of em .. I don't even wear a suit to work these days ..
Anyway, this was great, a real fun filled poem that got me going no end ..
p.s.
Tom no p.s .. Neville 😎👍
Thanks, mate. Glad you liked it. I got the idea while at the chemist the other day, and could imagine a guy in a white coat arguing with the pharmacist about the white coats. Cheers, Tom. 🙂
Doh! Which is it to be - chemist or doctor first?
They say chemist can help with lesser ailments, and to try them first sometimes.
I shall do a one-liner poem of the same title, with the following words......came to take me away! lol.
So... if we want to know the weather, visit the chemist!
Haha... yes spot on, Orchi! 🙂
Ah haha!! Perhaps the anorak was the cause of the rash that caused the visit to the doctor that caused the visit to the chemist that caused the... rain? Hmm? Your post made my day! Thanks!
Haha! Yes, love it. The anorak caused the rash that caused the visit to the doctors that caused the visit to the chemist that caused me to write this poem... 🙂 Cheers, Tom.
Good fun write Tom, some people are like that.
Andy
Thanks Andy.. I got the idea when I saw the pharmacist in the white coat.. what if I had a white coat on? 🙂
This is hilarious! The ending made me chuckle. Great job!
Thanks a lot, Cloie. I was at the chemist and wondered about their white coats, and what if somebody else had a white coat. 🙂 Cheers, Tom.
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