germs – Carl Setzer: Word Shaper

Germs are creeping up on me this evening

Sitting in darkness
Dreams crowding my awareness
My germs arguing

Yeah, I’m feeling germs creeping up. Coughing. Sigh.

Hopefully, a good night’s rest will reset me.

This evening creeps past
My body is now weary
Listening to the wind

I’m fighting some beastly bug. Tis time to let sleep have a go at it.

Germs are in control
Obediently I sleep
Rest eluding me

Ah, fighting germs again. A slow lingering cough my main symptom, a long with my lack of energy.

A beautiful day

The sun is shining outside

And viri crush me

Each cough

Self conscious

Creating disturbance

Where peace

Should reign

And then think

Of the germs

Launched forth

Looking for a

New host.

Coal-fired lungs wheeze
Annoyance for all in my house
This crafter of phlem
As springtime rolls past windows
Buoyant blossums show

These tiniest things
Microscopic, effective
Brutalizing me

Fighting this illness
Wheezing more than I can stand
Rainfall comforts me