Sorry to bother you doctor, I know it’s nothing major,
But this pain in my chest, it’s getting worse, despite all of your labours.
Oh yes, I am a woman, and yes, I see what you mean,
It’s probably all just in my mind, like the wind flowing over a stream.
Sorry doctor, you’re very busy, it’s just a quick question today,
I just can’t seem to catch my breath, is this normal in this day and age?
I’m a woman, yes that’s right, and I’ve been here before,
So yes, it must be anxiety, I’ll go and lie down on the floor.
Hello again doctor, gosh I know it’s been a while,
I didn’t want to trouble you again, but I’ve started vomiting bile.
Yes, I am indeed a woman, and yes, I think I have lost weight.
Well yes, I am also a worrier, and yes I keep things off my plate.
Oh, I just need to be happy? And stop caring about my size?
Thank you for your help doctor, all I needed was personal advice.
I know I just came yesterday, and you must be awfully tired,
It’s just that I’ve now started coughing blood, and it’s made me rather wired.
I know I have awful anxiety, and care too much about my body,
It may just my uterus, playing havoc with my brain.
You see my mother died of breast cancer, and my daughter went in the same direction,
All I have left of them now is just their memories and a small collection.
I know I’m just a woman, and you’ve seen many like me before,
But do you mind just listening to my heart and lungs, for my reassurance and yours?
