The doctor will see you now 
Mrs. P walks in with head laid low, 
She introduces herself to me 
Sorry. 
He was a really nice guy, a mensch 
March 2020: Should zoom visits suffice, what do you think, Syd? 
 “If we don’t see them, no one will.” 
We did our best, 
But we did not know what we were up against 
Once a doctor, now a patient 
Panting, gasping for air, 
No one seemed to care 
Dr. Mehl was on a ventilator 
Six weeks later a zoom shiva 
His name. Removed. From his door. From the hospital directory. 
Now Mrs. P. was coming to see me 
“If we don’t see them, no one will.”