I Don’t Feel Well
[Maybe it's COVID]
"I don’t feel well"
Simple words once grumbled without thought
Met with empathetic nods, meaningless replies
Most often quickly forgotten by those with ears
Be they your words or mine
It makes no difference
No Big Deal
Don't be a wimp
Get better, move on
Merely a passing moment
Credit seasons that roll and pollens that flitter
Until now…
"I don’t feel well"
What if it is COVID?
Corona? H1N1?
AKA the Endless Flu of 2020
Fauci's Pinnacle...
What if I have it?
Or you?
Don’t come too close
I don’t want to die
Or you
You are looking pretty bad
Don’t come too near
Six foot distance or six foot deep
Your choice
"I don’t feel well"
Will it ever just be
Under the weather
A little sniffly
Can it just be
Something in the air
Feeling a bit pukey
No Big Deal
Forgotten before noon
No
Not any more…
This morning, I stand before the mirror
It is still dark outside
I can’t sleep
It could be COVID
Couldn't it?
My eyes are rimmed red
My throat like island sand
It must be…
I can’t say it
"I don’t feel well"
WINTER
Winter comes but once a year
Once it’s gone you need not fear
The sniffly nose or eyes a-blear,
Or, God forbid, the frost-bit ear.
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