Uninvited Guest

I'll seek you out until I find for my debut,
I will take you to bed and control you;
I will make you sweat as well as ache,
Even with blankets you'll shiver and shake;
You'll grunt and groan from my invasion,
And running to the bathroom on occasion;
I'm no heavyweight but will knock you out,
You won't feel like moving with no doubt,
I will make your nose all sore and red,
And even wishing that you were dead;
I'll make your throat to cough and hack,
Your brain may even feel out of whack;
I am going to make you like staying in bed,
Probably no food, just liquids instead;
You'll be praying and asking why me Lord,
As I make you feel as if being ignored;
You'll be exhausted until I decide to leave,
But I'm not gone until I finally achieve;
It may be a week or more that I'm with you,
Giving you all my love as a friend the flu.

Richard Newton Sherrer

Copyright ©2003 Richard Newton Sherrer

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