Feeling Germicidal

Bacterial
Viral
Misery.

Capturing
My
Soul and Spirit.

Bringing me down.
Down to the ground.

Invisible terror
wreaking havoc
on my body.

Spreading doom
and gloom.

So miserable
I wish I could die.
So unfortunate
as to be unable to.

Oh, the pressure,
the pounding,
the drainage,
the floundering.

Will it not go away,
So I may see yet another day,
Where the sun will shine
And I can feel fine.

I truly hate being
this Germ's
B***h.

Nov 5, 2010

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Wishing you good health and a stronger immune system! Bless! I thought this was cute...especially the ending...smiling through the misery...I so relate.

[Coyote Poetry]

Homemade chicken soup and tea with a bit of whiskey and a lot of honey. Best cure to clean the germs and poisons out of the body. I was sick. Medicine didn't help. Went to Grandma tonic and kicks out the bad sickness. A very strong poem. I agree with the last line. A outstanding poem.
Coyote

[Tommy]

Yeah, I had that one a few time, for me they called it Pneumonia...Feels like death...but you got it right, when your that sick you need a little humor...

Great Write Judy!
RLG,
Tommy

[LA Lorena]

LOL! Nicely done. I love the last stanza. I hope you are feeling better.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Judy you have penned well the misery of how we feel when a virus attacks our human bodies......well done!

[FJ Davis]

Thankfully, Judy, you wrote this a while back.
The somewhat grim narrative is handled well, poetically--and the "tough guy" ending is surprising, yet perfectly appropriate.
Another intriguing piece.

[Joel M Frye]

First thing, let's kill the critters! Sending healing spirit your way, Judy. Well-captured, with a punch at the end.

[fargone]

soooo well written, judy. i have recently recovered from one of these nasties so it is fresh in my mind. u have captured it all so very well. :)

[J. Hampton]

The last stanza just brought it home ...!
Amazing I can't do much but sleep when I'm sick..
Hope you're feeling better