An ABC Of Afflictions

An alphabet poem on a medical theme, Despite the clues in the poem, the alphabetic nature of the poem:
A
Barking
Cough
Diarrhoea
Earache etc
seems to have passed most readers by.

Style

Alphabet poem

Category

Funny poems of life and death

Sub-category

Funny poems about family life

Author

Just What The Doctor Ordered

A barking cough, diarrhoea, earache,
Free gas and halitosis.
Immobile joints, knock-knees, and a
Looming mid-life crisis...

Stop there. I'm sure I've heard enough
To make a diagnosis,
A textbook case of alphabetic
Hypochondriosis.

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