Physical

Poke.
Probe.
A few tubes of blood.
Questionnaires.
A history test.

Everything
quantified
into numbers
and the proper boxes checked,

none of it measuring
the heart and soul.

About this poem

I have one (a physical) this morning. I am pretty sure it will say I am OK for “a man of your age.”. But the heart! That they have no test for.

Tom