A thousand drummers playing drums
within my head,
like firecrackers bursting,
Rivers of (whatever) oozing out,
Trickling eyes, prickling nose,
Snee..achoo!..zing...and sneezing...and sneezing!
Every muscle aches,
Feeling fatigued and flushed,
Puffy eyes, stuffy nose,
Bouts of throaty cacophonies come out uninvoked ,
Body sore, mood sourer..
Even the bed seems uncomfortable,
Pain deludes, sleep eludes (snuffle!)
Inflamed glands fight ill-famed flu,
Tasteless food, faceless foe, endless distress,
Don't come near! This is contagious!
Life is drear, this is outrageous!
Eyes flowing, nose-blowing!
And I feel like...
Chasing this flu away.
9th Feb 2023
For Charles Messina's "I felt like" contest
It's cock; it's coffee
It's not your cup
It's hard to swallow
It's kept you up
You cough; you turn
You wonder why
You've just been burned
and haven't die
You sip; you swallow
You say; I'm me
And then you wallow
prepped and snee
To see I'm me
and less for hallow
And dirty, dumb
and not to allow
So see me off
Please do my dear
But remember bye
means 3 guys seer
To hold you in
a passion's rate
of paid for now
despite your hate
And you will come
to me again
Not one day soon
but lost and then
I will take you
to a cause
That coffee made
is YOU and CRAWS!
A funny thing happened one day
A hurricane came by our way
Our kittens said snee
We ran out to pee
Outhouses had floated away