Bloom on Demand - Les Savy Fav

He was a rare orchid dealer

Whose dealings were coarse

The c.i.t.e.s.

cited permits

But he could show no source

Did they bloom in his mouth?

Did they bloom in his hand

Did they bloom in his pocket?

Did they bloom on demand?

The doctor who invented anesthesia

Could not anesthetize himself

To the pain and shame he felt

When it wore off on a patient

During his first amputation

This giving in is wearing thin