Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty

by Sidik Fofana

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall 

All the king's horses and all the king's men

Couldn't put Humpty back together again

WHY? 'cause he had NO health care

Living in the slums, mom on welfare

While he's drinking quarter waters on a project stare

Trying to overcome the man and his own despair.

He quit school, got a job at the yard

With a hard hat on, moving dozens of logs

It was only part time, but he was supporting his mom

Even though he was worked like a warthog.

One day, they had him paving bricks on a building wall

He had a slip, took a trip, and had a little fall

He cracked his skull, his spine is misaligned,

He's having migraines and his vision's off.

What transpired next was a series of events

Humpty had a huge bill of which he couldn't pay a cent

He couldn't go to work, so he couldn't pay the rent

All because the man got sick.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall

All the king's horses and all the king's men

Couldn't put Humpty back together again.

"But I'm only part time!

I got a migraine plus a misaligned spine"

His boy said, "Yo, you better take the M5

And go down to the clinic and wait in line."

So Humpty planned a visit to go down to the clinic

But when he got in it, it was less than exquisite

Everybody was in pain, everybody needed stitches

They waited several hours, but only seen a couple minutes.

The doc finally called Humpty to the back

But before he touched a thing, he had him filling out an app

Had him writing all these things about his medical past

Explaining the pre-existing hump that he had on his back.

The doc said, "If you're hurt and you need an anesthetic

You're gonna have to tell us if your old or diabetic

Plus, if you want a good medic, you're gonna need good credit

Especially for prosthetics because those are cosmetic."

Before the doc could say, "So Mr. Dumpty--"

Humpty grabbed all his things and got up to leave

Now he's in his room in apartment 1B

Like, "Damn, I lost faith in my whole country."

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall 

All the king's horses and all the king's men

Couldn't put Humpty back together again