[Image: Michael Leach]
By
Michael Leach
Issue
i.
names of drugs & people
on my mind—
labels on my fingers
ii.
i speak with the patient—
a friendly face
for a new name
iii.
the pharmacist calls
a doc to discuss
polypharmacy
iv.
in borrowed gumboots,
i shadow the vet
as she numbs the horse’s flank
v.
i pour water into
graduated
glassware
—meniscus rises
vi.
alone
at night in my motel
room—i journal
then study
vii.
end of placement—
the pharmacist gives a gift
from front of shop
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