Rate Your Health
My wife went to see her doctor A couple of weeks ago For her annual physical exam And tests deemed apropos She had to rate her health On the written portion of the test She checked the block “Excellent” Had no concerns to put to rest As the doctor questioned her self-rating He seemed to be amused Gave her the impression He thought she was confused Now she’s not far from eighty And her warranty is long-expired But she has had no serious problems In the twenty years she’s been retired Doctor never offered his own opinion Nor outright disagreed But his behavior made her think She had checked a block she didn’t need At first she was offended Like a trick question was in play Why have “Excellent” as a choice If it’s just there for display She won’t check that block again Next time, there's a comment she will add She’ll just write in “pretty good” Or “I guess I’m not too bad”