Munday on Monday: Waiting room

You’re in the doctor’s waiting room before you’re summoned in;

You share the space with others who are also here again.

The trick is the logistics: where to sit with ample space

That acts just like a buffer zone for each and every place.

So put three seats between you and the nearest person, true —

Which works until more patients come and sit right next to you.

To move, you’ll need some pretext — check the magazines that perch

Upon the table ’cross the room, which lets you up and lurch.

And so this game of chairs drags on, until your fate is known:

Your name is called, which means you’ve earned … a little room alone.

Don Munday, dmunday@kcstar.com

This story was originally published June 5, 2016 at 4:00 PM with the headline "Munday on Monday: Waiting room."