by Iris Herriot

“California man arrested after climbing into hospital ceiling and getting stuck
Police say man, believed to be under influence of drugs, walked into ER restroom
in Upland and did not come out”
—The Guardian

He wandered into Upland
As giddy as a pup:
His limbs were very supple, and
He kept on going up.

“The ceiling’s where I’ll lurk!” he
Declared, all cock-a-hoop:
But then he went cold turkey,
And now he’s in the coop.