For Kristabel: Guest post from New York

OK, so probably not my best work here, but really, what do you expect on my quick break for lunch? Thinking of you.

Goodbye Bladder of Gall

Sung to the tune of Elton John's Goodbye Norma Jean

Goodbye Bladder of Gall

Though I never really knew you at all

You had the task of concentrating bile

When organs around you would call

The stomach, pancreas and liver

All whispered, "Yo, get to work."

But you just sat there smiling

For a non-vital organ, I guess that's a perk

And it seemed to me, you lived your life

Like a lazy dog in the sun

Never wanting to leave the porch

Not even if there was fun

And I'm pretty glad that you're gone now

And left like you did

The surgeon tore you from my guts

Before I ever could