While Twittering today in verse
I figured that I could do worse
Than write this post in rhyme as well.
This week I found the special hell
Where skeptics go, who seek goodwill
From others chronically ill
But find it is anathem-y
To question homeopathy
Or point out that dear Dr. Oz
Is not an ally to our cause.
I’ve talked before of my frustration
With this lose-lose situation:
Patients often reject proof
That in some CAM there is no truth.
But I cannot sit idly by,
Nor do I have the strength to try
And fight this battle, which is lost –
For me there is too high a cost.
I thus encourage a report
Of somewhere else to find support
With other skeptics who are ill
But would eschew the sugar pill.
On Monday I may lose aplomb
While geeking out on Infocom.
If that name is a mystery,
I send you off with history.
Make sure you pack a torch, or some grue repellant, at the very least.