He was utterly shocked and aghast <br />when his eyes looked down on his cast <br />he had thought it would be <br />from the groin to the knee <br />but the doctor had worked very fast. <br /> <br />So the spindly thing there in the middle <br />(it is used for some tasks and to piddle) <br />was wrapped tight by the doc <br />(well it was of slight stock) <br />so it really was never a riddle. <br /> <br />But the malpractice guys got enraged <br />and their lawyers were quickly engaged <br />all the legal action <br />was a giant distraction <br />in the courtroom defense lawyers staged <br /> <br />a display of his previous skill. <br />But the fellow could not even fill <br />a small finger protector <br />with his little erector <br />it lay there so quiet and still. <br /> <br />Thus the verdict was simple and clear <br />(and the judge shed a crocodile tear) , <br />Fifty million in gold <br />and a platinum mold <br />it was totally useless I fear.<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/medical-malpractice/