Fred Aiken Writing

Tag: disease

SYMPTOMS

sweaty palms,
hiccup,
sinuses,
rash, 
itch,
cough,
but ignore the symptoms,
for all intents and purposes,
i’m a porpoise for you,
or,
i should say,
i have porpoise for you

THANKLESS TICKLE IN MY THROAT

there’s something wrong happening in the back of my throat,

but i can’t seem to talk about it,

you know,

because it kinda hurts,

i’d call it a talking disease,

but it hasn’t affected my ability to type out how i’m feeling,

so there’s that