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Poetry Friday: Untitled, by Bonnie Carey

by Megan Munkacsy

Every week we’re publishing the winning poems from April’s medical poetry contest. This week’s poem was a runner-up in Category II: How Sick Did You Get?

Untitled
By Bonnie Carey
The worst ailment that on me befell
Was an abdominal cyst that did swell
Of alarming surprise
Was its Guinness Book size
But it's out, thanks to Leigh Anne Cantrell!

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