Tuesday, September 19, 2017

A Poem Called, "I'd Be A Terrible Surgeon"

I'd Be A Terrible Surgeon 
Poetry by Derrick G. Wood 
9/19/17

I'd be a terrible surgeon
I really, really would.
It's not all the learning
Because I really think I could.

I'd be a terrible surgeon
I really do believe
It's not my bedside manner
For I never do aggrieve.

I'd be a terrible surgeon
There's not a bit of doubt
It's not shaky hands
They are steady throughout

I'd be a terrible surgeon
I'd really be a dud
because, you see, I'd hit the floor
the first time I saw blood.