About the Poem

A doctor whose job involves looking up patients' bottoms is called a proctologist. I don't know why I felt the need to tell you that, but its rather aposite.

Rating

Very rude

Style

Rhyming poem

Length

8 lines

Key Stage

KS2, KS3

Author

Paul Curtis

Berry, Berry

The doctor scratches his head
And is almost struck dumb
Why does his patient have
A strawberry stuck up his bum?
The only answer is
On a strawberry he must have sat
Then he says
“I’ll give you some cream to put on that”