Doctor, doctor
I feel melancholy.
Incessant imperative of money
is feeling like a burden too heavy.
The doctor asked questions,
said a few things,
and
wrote the prescription:
Diagnosis:
Helminthic cerebral infection
with Ethics and Morality
Rx:
Anti-helminthic: Mebendazole OD
Purgative: bedtime
Review: every week.
The invoice arrived
for a thousand pounds:
Listening: £200
Speaking: £300
Diagnosis: £300
Prescription: £200
He is a patient no more,
completely cured
into a perfectly agreeable,
bribeable
public servant.
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Author:
Rebellion In Sanity (Pseudonym) (
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nicely done
Thanks a lot 🤣
😂He pared life down to its essentials - gotta eat... A well balanced moral tale I thoroughly enjoyed.
A shameful admission - I used to be called Smarty Pants a long time back. After many mornings and nights, though I have turned grey my love for satire doesn't seem to wane. A big thanks for the read. Deeply appreciate your visit and support 🙏
Was worth the read.
This is most interesting and a method I have used. It is a viable treatment for various patients with various symptoms that are under their control should they wish to use it. Verify that the patient is honest first then play up the cure and get them to commit (PT Barnum would be helpful) The first time the symptom occurs it cost them only a penny the next two cents and doubling each time they are to bring the money with them for the therapist next visit.
🤣🤣🤣 I am sorry, don't know if its appropriate to laugh or cry. Enjoyed reading the comment more than writing the poem. Deeply appreciate your visit, comment and support. Thank you 🙏
A true story and you are most welcome
Great job, my friend. This poem weaponizes form and tone to expose corruption as treatment. Diagnosis, cure, and cost collapse into one system that produces compliance. It’s sharp, controlled, and deeply unsettling. Strong work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
Thank you so much. Deeply appreciate your visit, comment and support 🙏
Most welcome, my friend!
It is amazing how a bill can cure you, but later inflict a heart attack when the bill sinks in.
In saying that, I once googled an ingrown toenail, the Black Death turned up, and I had hours to live.
Dr Google and Dr AI can cure in a jiffy so long onr doesn't end up doing what they said. Thank you for stopping by and your comments. Really appreciate your support 🙏
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