BREAK IN CHAIN*
The diabetic ran out
Of his particular kind…
Had to punt with what was available,
And that didn’t ease his mind.
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Figuring out a dose
Takes guesswork for sure…
Trying to do what must suffice
To avoid a hospital tour.
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A diabetic friend
He hears is cheating badly…
Another with a death wish,
Unless turned–ends sadly!
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Payday is today,
The patient can get his swag…
He has his insulin
And his problems are in the bag.
–Jonathan Caswell
* Chain of supply
THE FAT MIDDLE-AGER
(ALL ILLUSTRATIONS VIA GOOGLE)
He’s gotten short of breath,
Walking barely the breadth
Of one staircase
At super-slow pace,
As if he were close to death.
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Is it an unconscious wish,
That guides him to eat one more dish…
The ultimate prat
Of a spoiled brat,
An uncontrolled death wish?
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His wife wants that he stay ’round,
An arrangement to which he is bound….
Diminishing returns
In his gut sometimes burns,
But the relationship remains sound.
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Long-term depression he faces,
Oft closed in by decreasing spaces…
No way to ease stress
But through creativeness,
He finds a way to draw aces.
—Jonathan Caswell
By the Mighty Mumford 