in the fountain in the rain
where my sorrows still remain The Holy Gospel according to St. John ! Me and the fertilizer plant moved into Burlington around the same time. * Lest you think I brought it with me, just know that I beat the plant here by about a year ! The thing is though, when I first came I was relatively young and healthy. So I didn’t need a doctor. But I kept being asked who my doctor was. So, after a year or so, I figured I should finally get one. But by then, Burlington was bulging with transplants working at the plant. And I assume those workers were also filling the doctors’ appointment books, because all the offices I called weren’t taking any new patients! I had to call three different offices before I finally found a doctor who was willing to just consider taking me! They asked for my health information, and told me I’d get a call later that week to let me know if I’d been accepted. After a few days I got a call back telling me I’d been a...