Friday the doctor will biopsy the man’s liver
by running a line down a vein in his neck
To check for fat, pressure, and damage
Like the Borg on Star Trek.
Last year the doctor checked his heart
by running a tube up an artery in his thigh
To check for plaque or rhythm
He got a comforting word from Lamentations:
“You have pierced my thigh with your arrows.”
(Sounds like a syringe and needle)
He needs a scripture for the liver thing
Like, “God delivers” maybe.
How they will take the pressure – in pounds or kilos
Since when do livers give off pressure?
Next year, they want to check his brain
By running a tube through a capillary in his backside
Is there a scripture for that?
If there is no pressure there, they will pump some in
Then check for signs and synapses
In ten years, the tubes will be wireless.
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