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lays you out
on your back
aches
……..pains
……………congestion

a want for sleep
but breathing is a struggle
a want for rest
but a pounding head
keeps one awake

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what happened
to all that untamed energy
of yesterday

nothing
standing in the way
running fearlessly
through the day

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with no warning
with no notice
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energy depleted
back pains
legs won’t sustain
your weight
taste is gone
who wants food anyway

toast & tea
oh please……..
momma’s chicken soup
is the remedy

oh……
stay in bed
you’re
are under attack
your army of white
needs to band together and fight
off this nastiness

why
why
why
does it always seem
there are not enough
tissues in the house
could have sworn
there was a winter’s worth
stored

red sore nose
a hacking cough
dog doesn’t understand
why a walk is nowhere close
to being planned

oh damnation
this is anything
but fun

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