Norman The Phlebotomist - POEM

[RJDiogenes]

And it's the World Premiere of:

NORMAN THE PHLEBOTOMIST
© 2014 Rick Hutchins

On those certain occasions
When a vein is hard to find
Norman the Phlebotomist
Is the man who comes to mind
Sometimes routine venipuncture
Isn’t so routine
And it’s a matter of life and death
To get a value for lipoprotein
And when all the lab technicians
Have failed and start to pout
It’s time to bite the bullet
And get an expert to bail them out
Norman of the Night Shift
Is the hero that you need
There is no vein so deeply buried
That he can’t make it bleed
It’s like he’s got some sixth sense
A hematologic radar beam
He always nails it on the first attempt
Easy as pie, so it would seem
His talents have become a legend
He is famous far and wide
This unassuming little man
Has become respected and admired
All the nurses on the campus
Worship him like a god
Though, truth be told, his neighbors
Think the guy is slightly odd
But there isn’t a female staffer
Not a veteran, nor a rookie
Who hasn’t slipped off to the call room
To give Norman a little nookie
But all the men that are on staff
Be they doctors or merely interns
Fail to appreciate his appeal
And they are becoming quite concerned
For each and every lady
In the aftermath of these quickies
Walks around in a mild daze
And sports a large, unsightly hickey
Why, these MDs ask themselves,
Do the women seem anemic?
Attempts to question Norman fail
Because his eyes are so mesmeric
But, hey, he always saves the day
So there’s no harm in a little bite
For Norman the Phlebotomist:
A simple creature of the night

[scottydog]

Nice!

"There is no vein so deeply buried
That he can’t make it bleed."

I like a man who is legend in more ways than one.

[jgc]

This is great!

My dad was good at getting a vein on the first try. He could have been a Norman ... except for the vampire part.

[RJDiogenes]

^^ Well, that's a relief.

Thank you, thank you. I'm glad you both liked it.

[emma glitch]

I liked it too, and did not weep when I read it.

[RJDiogenes]

Heh. Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.

[Lupine]

Love it!

[RJDiogenes]

Thank you very much.