1997. We were using live-leeches for certain wounds, to protect the microvasculature. Leech saliva contains Hirudin, which is an anticoagulant. It got me thinking and that led to this:
Leech Spit
Leech spit for you
Hirudin for me,
With a torque wrench or hammer
Get your leech spit for free,
Fat bloody suckers
Latch onto your skin,
They suck up the pus
And keep your blood thin.
When those fat little suckers
Have appeased their appetite,
Apply the leech tweezers
To loosen their bite,
You can toss them in a salad
With garlic and oil,
Or throw them in the garden
To enrich the soil.
Leech spit is tasty
Just take it from me,
It's better than jelly
Or a fancy French Brie,
Spread on your cracker
While at brunch with the Queen,
And you don't have to floss
Because it keeps your teeth clean.
Fibril_late; 1997
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