There they be <br />Plain for all to see, <br />Bulging out <br />Unsightly in a rout. <br />Tinged with purple <br />Without scrupple <br />Emerging from thin skin <br />Barely containing what's within. <br />Caused by age <br />Bad posture's wage. <br />Unpleasant to behold <br />Ugly, unsightly, blue lines <br />Traced like road map's <br />Record of man's journey <br />To destinations' unaccounted <br />Reminders of what never was <br />And what is not to be <br />If care isn't taken to control spread <br />Of this malicious disease. <br />A disease you say? <br />Yes, if they are allowed to have their sway. <br /> <br />But is it necessary to continue <br />Along the way of this venue? <br />No, there is a possible correction <br />That can be made by election. <br />Surgically remove the offending vein <br />Striping it's called; in the main. <br />Let others take the new direction <br />Of the vessels insurrection. <br /> <br />The heart pumps, by the second, a new <br />Fresh charge of life giving blood (not blue) <br />Carrying oxygen and nutrients <br />To the supporting members; <br />Taking away that which is waste <br />From the activities of whatever task. <br /> <br />Blue veins, varicose veins, politic <br />Answer to the body public. <br />The skillful surgeon performs his task, <br />Removing the spoils from the mishmash. <br />Now revealed for all to see <br />What nature intended to be. <br />The Democratic process does restow <br />Blue to Red with a healthy glow. <br /> <br />Circulation is improved, as is <br />The health of the proprietor or proprietress <br />Status quo feels the knife <br />Correcting the years of debauched living and strife. <br />The downward spiral of blue states is assured. <br />As people, for too much time; have endured <br />That web, woven by politicians; disregarding <br />The Body's health by their palavering.<br /><br />Sidi J. Mahtrow<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/varicose-veins/
