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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
X-RAY, by HORTENSE KING FLEXNER First Line: What truth the doctor reads Last Line: And breath. Subject(s): Bones; Death; Medicine; Physicians; Skeletons; X-rays; Dead, The; Drugs, Prescription; Doctors | |||
What truth the doctor reads In the flash of grudging bone, The show of premature death, Could also have been construed (Though not for the patient's needs) Given time and a dated stone To mark the end of feud Between the angry skeleton And breath. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DOCTOR WHO SITS AT THE BEDSIDE OF A RAT by JOSEPHINE MILES EL CURANDERO (THE HEALER) by RAFAEL CAMPO HER FINAL SHOW by RAFAEL CAMPO SONG FOR MY LOVER: 13. TOWARDS CURING AIDS by RAFAEL CAMPO WHAT THE BODY TOLD by RAFAEL CAMPO MEDICINE 2; FOR JOHN MURRAY by CAROLYN KIZER THE NERVE DOCTORS by THOMAS LUX DOMESDAY BOOK: DR. BURKE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS 800,000 VIBRATIONS TO THE SECOND by HORTENSE KING FLEXNER |
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