Thought Wheel

Ann Chiappetta

Day Ten Poem Ten

| Filed under Poem

Ode to the Stomach Flu

Misery

Pain

Wretchedness

 

Spears of pain

in stomach and extremities

Profound weakness

 

A wheelchair and bed

Blessed fluids, ringers lactate

I.V. medication

Four hours of treatment and I’m home again.

 

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