Sometimes you feel a pain
High in your right testicle.
Sitting in the vestibule,
Gamely anticipating
Your doctor’s fixed refrain,
You rehearse an answer:
I hope it’s not a cancer.
It doesn’t burn
It’s not a stab
It doesn’t make me moan—
It feels more like
A tenor’s voice
Than bass or baritone.
(6/22/09)