I awoke with trepidation

From the comfort of my bed

Today I had to see a man

Who'd stick needles in my head

I blew a vessel in my eye

That quickly needed mending

What I didn't know 'till they began

The treatment was unending

Two needles in the eye

One freezing, one a mystery

Don't rub it I was told

In a manner rather carefree

Never mind the bleeding

And stay out of the sun

"Next!" he cried from his office door

And bingo, I was done

I blundered from the clinic

Down the stairs out to the street

One hand outstretched to guide my way

On unstable, clumsy feet

Into my car (yes, I drove)

And blindly into traffic

I steered the car most carefully home

A feat that was no picnic

Now safely back inside my home

I've time to contemplate

The very scary prospect

Of my next appointment date