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The Ape-Doctor Prognosticates his own Ruin The pee’s the thing, wherein I’ll scry my own prognosis: I dare not blench, but I Must face it: thrombosis, Embolism, imbalance Of one or other humour, Spasms, syphilis, Some tumid tumour - Besides which, I have lately Quaffed ale, and not a little: So I must needs die of pain Or otherwise take a pittle. The question is not Ontological: To pee, or not to pee? The answer’s logical: I need not fear the bite Of spider, or of adder: The biggest risk’s An impacted bladder. Poem by Giles Watson, 2011. In mediaeval iconography, an ape urinating or staring into a flask of liquid is a satire on quack doctors, who set great store by the colour and opacity of their patients’ urine as a means of diagnosis. Since the misericord which inspired this poem is close by the tomb of William Shakespeare, it seemed only right to take the piss out of Hamlet. |
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