Prescription: Laughter

The joke's on me

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I'm the punniest

when I'm in pain

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Especially in the ER

with my blood spilling out

That's when I become

a comedian

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He asked me

my last name

"Murphy"

"My mom used to tell me

that's the reason why

I'm always getting hurt."

"But I told her

I don't live by her laws."

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He laughed with me

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Seeing that I'm silly

while I waited

for the X-rays

to see through me

he showed me

his drawing

he made

on a yellow sticky note

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"See what I did?"

Flashing the yellow square

with a black dot in the center

"I did it to pass the time."

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"What is that?"

"A doodle."

"Of what?"

"A dot."

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It looked more like Saturn 🪐

but I played along

It's always interesting

to see the doodles

of people's minds

spilled on paper

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"You doodled a dot?"

"Yes. It's what I do."

"You'll find dots all over my house."

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"Do what you want with your doodles."

"I won't hate on your artistic expression."

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I heard an infectious laugh

beside the pain-stricken groans

hidden behind the curtains

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He showed me the way

to my see-through show

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After the curtain call

I asked him if he curated

anymore dots for his collection

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"You know you ought to open up an exhibit."

"I could see it now…"

"A gallery with all your dots framed,

and a bunch of rich art snobs

analyzing your work, ready to drop some bills."

"Saying,

'A dot? How clever!'

'A singularity?'

'No, a period.'

'The beginning, or the end?'

'Marvelous! I'll take twenty.' "

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The laughs behind the curtains

exceeded the groans

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Laughter is the best medicine