
Twas a windy Saturday morn
When would hit my home
A virulent violent storm!
All at once I was beset with a raging high-grade fever
On Sunday eve my constitution had become noticeably weaker
Mounting nausea propelled me to the bathroom
To do the old heave- ho!
In a moment I had fainted!
Unknowingly blacked out!
My face striking the bathroom floor!
My adoring wife Eva
Found me prostrate there
A bloody mess!
I fainted once more
And fell face-first once again to the floor
As my health situation rapidly digressed
Two days in the emergency room at St John’s Episcopal Hospital
They monitored my vitals
Injected me with monoclonal antibodies
To ease the illness duress
As I pondered life
Sequestered
And ruminated on my funeral epitaph recitals
What saved me is that my immune system did not initially overreact
The dreaded Covid-19 disease you see
Causes ones own immune system in certain people
To go on the attack!
A fortuitous circumstance!
As i lay on the intensive care bed rack
Had my breathing measuring a constant 95
Stable and intact
So I am still here!
Not yet quite clear
When I will be able to carry on the daily task
To all of you!
I must behoove!
Do not let your guard down and go outside without wearing your mask!
Alas upon returning home from the Intensive Care Unit
To my buoyant hound Milly
In my sparse humble abode
I experienced a terrible inflammation within my noggin!
My nodes felt as if they were ready to explode!
Feeling as if the top of my head was exposed!
Terrible headaches for two months ensued!
T’wen it was finally via my neurologist I received the good news?
I had made it through my long-term trial with the cutthroat viral disease Covid-19
Yet the nerves at the side of my head
Running down to the base of my neck
Had been torpedoed as if by a submarine!
High-voltaged!
Screaming Meemies!
The whim-whams defile my being!
I shudder!
I rage!
I vent!
I howl and mutter!
Stuttering aghast at my painful healing!
In vain
The diseased villain racks my brain
Foul insolence!
Doth not let my enduring pain!
Be lost on those unfortunate souls
The viral beast thrives on to remain
The Old
Infirmed
And insane
Why dither and complain!
With not a smidgeon of mortal soul induced shame
Refusing to be administered the readily available bioavailable Covid-19 vaccine!