Dr. B

 

No, it is as it seems,

 

Transcribing the bourgeois on proletariat wings

for rehab from southern living and good housekeeping.

 

Little improvements on paper pillows

 

address changes

history updates

checked urine

reported conditions

stacked on Medicaid numbers

 

do you have frequent headaches

dental implants

major disease

allergies

surgery?

 

Cornered by the stethoscope

forever joined to the vinyl-covered chair,

next to the lonely computer

bolted above the moulding.

 

Passing the time touching nothing

awaiting upturns.