Portrait of an All-American Fe-Male
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When Joe was young he had tonsilitis
In grade school he developed bronchitis
Later, elbow bursitis
And Colitis, Neuritis
Now that Joe’s old ~ he ...
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Categories:
bursitis, conflict, gender, humor, pain,
Form: Limerick
Unwelcome Guest
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Unwelcome Guests
(Arthritis, Bursitis, Tendonitis, Gout)
Miracle Man
10-11-2023
The “rItis” boys came to visit,
and their welcome overstayed.
My futile efforts to evict them,
they...
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Categories:
bursitis, grief, hurt, pain,
Form: Quatrain
Mediclueless, a Hypochondriac's Lament
...I feel I have appendicitis,
Or a bad case of bursitis,
And I think I need another tonsillectomy.
I'm sure I got a staph infection
From a tetanus injection
While I was prepping for a hemorrhoidec...
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Categories:
bursitis, health, humor,
Form: Light Verse
The Itis Brothers
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The “Itis” Brothers
(Arthritis, Bursitis, Tendonitis)
Written: by Miracle Man
10/30/2021
The “Itis” brothers, have a quite familiar name,
Arthr, Burs, and Tendon have garnered world...
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Categories:
bursitis, angst, humor, pain,
Form: Couplet
Granny Ganja
...Grandma’s aches affected her sleep;
She often made the help weep.
But at least she was regal -
Until pot was made legal.
She ditched Big Pharma
And moved to California
Now she takes pot
For ...
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Categories:
bursitis, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
When Afflictions Feel Like Inflictions
...I once was fast and so athletic. Bad afflictions? I had none.
Measles, mumps (the normal things). Youth was so much fun.
Then came my childbearing early 20’s. Had a girl and then a boy.
Afflicti...
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Categories:
bursitis, body,
Form: Couplet
Maladies
...I don't even think about my Arthritis,
Since it was eclipsed by the pain of Bursitis;
And even that barely rates a mention,
Since my neuralgia over rides it's retention.
My fallen arches I bare...
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Categories:
bursitis, old, pain,
Form: Quatrain
Wear and Tear
...I've got aches and pains and chills and blains,
Arthritis, Bursitis and more.
If it weren't for this darn Sciatica,
I'm sure it would hurt even more.
I have dizzy spells, sometimes I hear bells...
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Categories:
bursitis, age, funny, health,
Form: Limerick
Why We Do Not Clean
...Why don’t we hastily clean that last room, I hear my traitor side say.
You moron, I’ve already cleaned two inches of kitchen. I need to play.
Now, says the intense voice, unfriendly, and decisively...
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Categories:
bursitis, how i feel, irony,
Form: Rhyme
Grumpy Ana's Christmas Dream
...‘Twas Christmas Eve, and grumpy Ana had
a crazy dream. She dreamed she was a tot
on Christmas! She and her sis had been bad,
so presents from their dad were not a lot!
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Categories:
bursitis, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
The Gym
...I looked into the mirror and this is what I saw
Overweight, bloated and extremely out of shape
Put me in a purple shirt
And I'd look just like a grape
The time had come to buckle down
It was tim...
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Categories:
bursitis, giggle, humor, humorous, life,
Form: Rhyme
Collecting For Mei Is Woe
...The first time I met Mei Is Woe, I felt so badly, I begged our co-workers to give up a sick day in the sick day fund, not realizing they had done that so many times, it would not be an easy collectio...
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Categories:
bursitis, caregiving, hilarious, humanity, humor,
Form: Monorhyme
Ms Black the Hypochondriac
...I once worked with a youth who had gingivitis
Twenty years younger yet she already had arthritis
Pretty enough in spite of her dermatitis
She so craved attention we all thought caused by meningi...
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Categories:
bursitis, abuse, imagination, psychological, sick,
Form: Monorhyme
Wear and Tear
...I've got aches and pains and chills and blaines,
Arthritis, bursitis and more.
If it weren't for this darn sciatica,
I'm sure it would hurt even more....
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Categories:
bursitis, life,
Form: Rhyme
C U B I T a L S
...Whose concerns are elbow germs?
The bugs we cannot see?
We wash our face and scour both hands
But hinge joint ligaments
Receive no such sentiment
Soaps' a stranger to our winged tips
Located so...
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Categories:
bursitis, funny, giggle,
Form: Epic
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