I recently had a 
‘heart procedure’
doctor clearing out 
nearly blocked artery
eliminated  
offending clog with a 
new stent

Now I take medication 
to keep my blood thinner
flowing more freely 

The med’s name – 
clopidogrel 
- amuses me greatly as
I have composed 
plenty of doggerel in
my many years of
waxing poetic

But knowing nothing of 
pharmaceutical 
naming conventions I
have to wonder just  
who bestowed this
medical moniker  

as clopidogrel 
enhances my therapeutic 
mirth exponentially 
multiplied as it is by
each daily morning dose 
of my own medicine.


– Mark Lucker
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