Of all the advances
in medical science
the hospital gown remains
the biggest step backwards
ever to plague our days.
Have you ever got along
as if normally clothed
in such a shortchanged sarong?
Stand up straight,
and something hangs out.
Sit and you’re still in danger.
Lie flat on your back
it’s the sole safe way
to avoid indecent exposure.
And even then it’s still relative.
Speaking of which,
isn’t that your ex-wife there?
She asks, “How are you?”
her subliminal battle-ax ready.
And you wish you’d taken that job
as a roving rock star roadie.
