[John Whitworth]

Innards

For PMN

Oh, blow the trumpets, bang the gongs,
Tell the stories, sing the songs
Of those who seek to right the wrongs
Of innards.

Some are native, others foreign
Marshall, Shatzki, Barrett, Warren -
They all discovered more and more on
Innards.

What was it made these heroes choose
The inclination to enthuse
About the ceaseless squeeze and ooze
Of innards?

Oh, stuff your ifs and hush your buts,
Think twice about your tasteful tuts
And praise all those who have the guts
for innards

You too, good Sir, are on this list –
A gastroenterologist
To whom I trust each loop and twist
Of innards.