They answer the phone
with a shrug and a grunt.
You ask them a question,
they’re brittle and blunt.
The doc’s round the back,
they’re the one at the front —
The Receptionist at the GP.
They treat every patient
as though they’re a foe.
They keep people waiting.
Whenever you go
to reserve an appointment
they cough and say “no” —
The Receptionist at the GP.
In being bad tempered
they’ve won an award.
They sit on their throne
looking surly and bored.
They guard their domain
with a sceptre and sword —
The Receptionist at the GP.
You need something quickly?
You’re sure out of luck,
no matter the lurgy
with which you’ve been struck.
Put rather succinctly,
they don’t give a….
The Receptionist at the GP.
