The Sick Squad (Hospital poem 3)

The medical bounty hunters

are closing in on me.
I insist there’s nothing wrong,
but they say that can’t be.
A man is made of sicknesses,
there’s no such thing as well.
They’ll keep me in their grasp and care
from birth to final bell.
You’ll find they lurk at hospitals
and frequent pharmacies.
The feds and meds and big pharm heads
combine to pay their fees.
Next time you see some men with stretchers
parked along your block,
run like hell, they’re out to get you.
You are on the clock.

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