Munday on Monday: Doctor’s office

So in the doctor’s office, in the little room I wait

While entertained by what I hear — in fact, I’ll demonstrate:

The bunions, scabs and earaches and a sunburn that turned worse;

From room to left and room to right I hear from doctor — nurse —

The maladies of patients in adjoining rooms proclaimed;

I hear the staff (while on the phone) repeating callers’ names

With tangles of insurance claims, which lead to payment crunch,

And whom the staff is dating and their plans today for lunch.

So all the laws of privacy amid these office stalls

Are thoroughly negated by these tissue paper walls!

Don Munday

This story was originally published August 2, 2015 at 7:43 PM with the headline "Munday on Monday: Doctor’s office."