PROOF OF CREDIBLE COVERAGE

(A dark day in February)

My, the degree of difficulty

To prove my medical permanence

Endless quest for credible coverage

Documentation

Piles of perused paperwork

Any pre-existing conditions Mr. Grimes?

Why yes, lovely Nurse Ratchet

My height

Is not proportionate to my weight

Black Jack Cherry Ice Cream

Replaces cheap vodka these days

I also suffer from ugliness

Otherwise

They tell me I’m afflicted

By Menieres incurable botheration

Quite relieved the frequent drop attacks

Vertigo recherché’

Was not evidence of a brain tumor

My head aches often

My esophagus collapses

Oh yes

I almost forgot

That nasty fractured ankle

Not bad for an aging miracle

Such time consuming officialism

Health Insurance melanoma

Red tape weariness sets in

Left untreated

I could become a detriment

To passive order agendas

$30.00 pills

$95.00 office visits

$20.00 co-pays

$2,000.00 MRI’s

Times two 

With “contrast”

One without

Man

I must be one sick dude

Please don’t misunderstand me

I proudly pay my premiums

Grateful for my children’s well being

So thankful for catastrophic addendums

The day my stepson Michael

Horrendous car crash victim

Took that solemn helicopter ride

Forgive my pointed rant

Pressure valve of mounting frustration

I thank you my dear readers

For accompanying me on this journey

Peace be with you always

May your deductible

Gently lay low

© Bill Grimes Jr. 2006