Saturday, 27 January 2018

Herpes Season



This’ll need some explanation - treating ‘cold-sore’ 
inflammation on your upper lip th’ 1st day of 2018, 
yes Monday 1 January no less, is innocuous - tho’ 
a bizarre happenstance suggesting things ‘appear’ 
to be off-key; yet taking temperature readings into 
account impresses we’ve had higher heat, & more 
thunderous rain & tennis-ball size hail stones than 
usual - but in truth - & reality - it hasn’t been cold 

So seeking which anomaly took hold of a Winter’s 
right to express, as it sees fit, its preferred herpes 
simplex virus we’re left pondering; it seems stress, 
either mental or emotional can lead to an outbreak 
as well as of dental treatment, illness & lip-trauma 
through contact & kissing - plus exposure to sun 

Well - when one has survived th’ festive season in 
all its manifest regalia you’d probably see ‘herpes’ 
less a burden than an easy out - given th’ way we 
populate these redoubts of our various beliefs but 
survive as the feat is visibly repeated in a summer 
season where we publicly share our commonality 
© 1 January 2018, I. D. Carswell

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