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Sketch #006
They only hire the best
Rigorous screening in all aspects
Burt, 39, summa cum laude, happily married, father of 3, fit, happy, eager
Sat on an examinition table underneath harsh lights
Three distinguished white coats in attendance
One white coat looked at the screen
Then at Burt, making a grimace
Then back to the screen
The other now on his third stethoscope
Poked and prodded and listened
Listened again, then shaking his head
The third in the corner on the phone
Talking in a loud whisper and pulling at his hair
At times glancing over his shoulder at Burt with a worried expression
The white coats left the room
A minute went by and then another
They re-entered the room, all looking very grave and very solemn
"Apparently you are perfectly healthy," the men in the white coat said with great exasperation
Burt felt awful
Rigorous screening in all aspects
Burt, 39, summa cum laude, happily married, father of 3, fit, happy, eager
Sat on an examinition table underneath harsh lights
Three distinguished white coats in attendance
One white coat looked at the screen
Then at Burt, making a grimace
Then back to the screen
The other now on his third stethoscope
Poked and prodded and listened
Listened again, then shaking his head
The third in the corner on the phone
Talking in a loud whisper and pulling at his hair
At times glancing over his shoulder at Burt with a worried expression
The white coats left the room
A minute went by and then another
They re-entered the room, all looking very grave and very solemn
"Apparently you are perfectly healthy," the men in the white coat said with great exasperation
Burt felt awful
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