Unnecessary Removal Of Adenoids

Back in day (of ma
mum, and perhaps
since time immemorial)
utterances of physicians
nsync with Staff of Asclepius

pounded against floor,
(which wrought
life to entwined serpent,
whose beady
eyed hypnotic power)

understandably
ranked doctors among
near mythical powerful
Gods, who ought
best not be ignored, thus

(then a young Harriet Harris,
now long since deceased)
felt overbearing heft of
medical practitioners final words,
and subsequently would nought

refute, ignore, nor
dispute sacred commandment
hence would n'er be accused
of sacrilegious immodesty,
impiety, or impropriety

(towards medical institution),
and never doubt voice
most supreme in the universe,
thus she felt caught
against challenging authority

meekly surrendered
her only son, bought
with bargaining chip
indubitable faith
in omnipotent equip

ment with hocus
pocus magic to flip
precious life humming along,
or force death grip
upon a lovely boy (christened

Matthew Scott Harris),
at present lapsed beet hip
pea hooping to stave
off crossing the lip
of LX bracket, there

fore reckons a nip
and tuck (think
prefrontal lobotomy),
asper when just a pip
squeak ushered,

where mine existence
could be mortgaged
with accidental,
(or purposeful) slip
of the knife, while

under anesthetized trip
returning minus a mass of
enlarged lymphatic tissue
between the back of
the nose and the throat.