A dog barks outside
A cat also mews
Their noises to me
Are nicer than the news
A patient strolls away
Unhappy with my drugs
If he wants a sick-leave
And I say “no” he shrugs
My chief is insisting
Not to change my old car
But I am always worried
It won’t carry me any far
I am feeling sick today
But I cannot have rest
My nurses always expect me
Healthy, to do my best
Lunch hour is approaching
Hunger is always bad
It dulls one’s sensations
And makes him feel sad
I contemplate and meditate
On the Nature of Things
If justice was ever applied
Why subjects fight with kings?
Amid the heat of last July
My AC went on strike
I roasted in the desert heat
A state no one will like
Fathi A. Abdallah, MD