Short Hypochondria Poems

On a wet drippy day in India
He got the irksome hypochondria
His crazy mind cued in to pee
He was a loony, he must be
Shuttling in throes of polyuria.










03rd May, 2018...

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I am numb to the days I feel better. 

I am certain about my fate as time passes. 

I am confused as I look back at the progression of symptoms. 

I am peaceful when I try to plan for a long and difficult future....

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Philosophers debated:
Can a medium ever be small or large?
Is faux leather from fake cows?
Does a hypochondriac think he has everything except hypochondria?
Do denture wearers always give us false smiles?
If a snail loses its shell, does it become a slug?

For Su’s Suzette Prime contest, 27th November...

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“After obsessively Googling symptoms for four hours,
I discovered 'obsessively Googling symptoms' is a
symptom of hypochondria.”     Stephen Colbert

LABORED BREATHING

cough is heard - a hack
that causes one to wipe brow
with thermometer
in creases of worry lines
hoping for sweat not fever

3/4/2020...

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You often claimed you were unwell
Pure hypochondria - I could always tell
Because you lied

You’ve faked illnesses over many years
Googling symptoms brought crocodile tears
Because you cried

When you really were ill I did not believe
Now I’m all alone and been left to grieve
Because you died

Triple Stanza Couplet Tail-Rhyme Poetry Contest

Sponsored by Charles Messina

05/28/20...

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