Prostate not prostrate

 Prostate not prostrate

“Morning, Mrs King, how are you today?”

“I’ve got a pain down here”, my mum replied,

And pain killers won’t make it go away;

I need some anti-biotics prescribed”,

“Ah, well then, we’d better examine you;

Said the doctor; “Tell me, how does this feel?”

And she pressed on the spot alluded to,

Causing my mum to respond with a squeal:

“Ouch, please stop it, you’re hurting my prostrate!”

To which the doctor, suppressing a grin,

Responded; “Only men have a prostate,

Now breathe in, breathe out, and again; breath in”;

She then, on further examination,

Followed by a brief moment of reflection,

Viewed her patient's on-screen information,

And diagnosed a minor infection,

Easily treated, with penicillin,

Or, due to an allergic reaction,

Its equivalent: amoxicillin;

Plus Co-codamol, for pain distraction,

Which did the trick. And this true, anecdote,

Hopefully told in a manner most grand,

I’ll end with an inimitable quote,

Honouring my mum’s non-existent gland:

"All men, over fifty should get, my dear,

Their prostate (not prostrate) checked every year”