#have to get my blood drawn today

epidaurian asklepios, syringe-bearing,

who through sleep and time performs

every miracle of restoration, lord healer

who with swift hand guides every needle

and venomous fang, companion to

glowing health and soft relief, oh divine

physician, i ask your aid, your kindness

boundless, overflowing, unshakable,

prop me up stalwart against light-headed

darkness and feverish, bloody weakness,

dear friend to the ailing, attend my entreaty

-25.5.21 [to asklepios of phlebotomy]