Bilirubin sings the blues
down low beneath the liver,
through intertwining ducts
where gallstones bump and grind
to the rhythm of
cholecystekinin chimes,
the stomach bubbles percussion,
and drops of bile play fiddle
way down inside the ileum,
Bilirubin sings the blues
with lyrics known by heart
feeling mesenteric rhythms,
within the hidden viscera.
Bili sings the blues
on a stage set on epithelia,
Bilirubin sings as gallstones frolic
and cholesterol
takes the credit,
Bilirubin sings the blues
down low beneath the liver,
when Bili's finished singing
the cells tinkle their goblets.