I’ve been fortunately
born to a body
possessing the genetics
so kindly blessed
with the unfamiliarity
as to the ways of illness
where sickness
is viewed by me
as if to be foreign
not at all normal
to my everyday routine
then suddenly
disguised as this infection
some virus called bronchitis
it makes its arrival
like a distant relative
knocking unsuspectingly
at the front door
without extending
the courtesy
of calling ahead
but choosing to give
no notice
allowing me
no time at all
for preparation
where I may
physically and mentally
make the adjustment
begin to grow accustom
to this unwelcome
act of intrusion
that’s being so
inconveniently forced
upon the sacred ground
of my bodily privacy
~ no wonder
this unwanted visitor
draws out of me
my hidden
and extremely unlikable
cantankerous disposition
due to not being used to
this state of ill-being
where continually
I’m wheezing ,
coughing
and aching all over
to the point of
pissed off exasperation
dreading to be sick for
another moment
peace out
Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~