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Just Desert

I've got a runny nose,
I've got an awful cold,
I'm feeling very fragile and also very old.
I'm hot and got a fever, my throat is like raw beef,
No Matter what I do I cannot get relief.
I've tried to sweat it out with blankets by the score,
So many pills I've taken, I can't take anymore.
I have a nasty cough, my muscles ache like hell.
In fact I'm not too good, and don't feel very well.
I think I've got pneumonia or pluracy at least.
Nothing I can do will calm the raging beast.
Ironically it's funny I'll have to come to terms,
I'm a streptococci, one of a batch of germs.
I'm a little flu bug, I never thought I'd see,
The roles reversed in order, and I've given it to me.

Copyright © Val Lawson | Year Posted 2020


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Date: 9/15/2025 8:25:00 PM

Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
Date: 2/27/2020 12:46:00 AM

well written
Date: 1/21/2020 3:09:00 AM

I sounds for real... Well done

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