i'm sick again.




ears swell shut.
nose to itch,
coughing like a trumpet
signaling charges of
swollen brain pockets.




arms swell shut.
heart to itch,
sighing like a trumpet
signaling charges of
swollen self pity.




when do i allow myself to get over her?


i thought i had beaten this cold.

where is the chicken soup?




an infection,
sized and plural throughout
time and my body,
a capsule of kill me
and leave me in heaven,

a deadly wishing sickness is this love,

parting internal alienation.


somewhere, consumption must reduce.
love must wane.
e coli's
kind
distance does not exist.


cures, echoes, and strong arms.
               
                   
                   
                   
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