twice damned

[Lizzie]

covered
protected
preferred
allowed

diagnosed
treated
submitted
processed

reconsidered
unauthorized
disputed
charged

made
checks
payable
to

[CRNDLSM]

This is fun, is it twice damned because the first three is one experience being damned, then making checks to the people is the second time?

[Lizzie]

It was supposed to be a 'damned if you do and damned if you don't' situation, but maybe it's more of a 'can't live with it can't live without it' situation. But, I like your interpretation too.

It's a found poem from the fine print of an insurance statement.

[just mercedes]

I like the turn in the poem, after the second stanza, and the sense of submitting that I get from the last. Also interesting is how that final stanza moves away from involvement, from subject to object, almost. Found poems are a lot of fun!

[Lizzie]

That's a good read, thank you. Yes, they are a lot of fun.

[nibbed]

I like how you take an every day annoyance
and minimize it into a neat little queue.

[Lizzie]

I like how you take an every day annoyance
and minimize it into a neat little queue.

Thanks nibbed. Yeah, this is the most organized I've probably ever been.