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The SWINE FLU in my Head

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Late one night, I read berserkly;
Perky, for the news was quirky,
Slightly smirky, jerky,
As I lay down and I read...

But in the murky darkness lurked the
SWINE FLU, as I read.

Quite engulfed in headlines, frightening!
Fighting fears expressed, in writing.
THEN a sighting left me biting
Nails until I bled...

"SWINE FLU HITS UK"

Fear igniting germ inciting
MURDER, as I bled!

"SWINE FLU, with your piggish pairing,
Scaring is that bug you're baring!
Oh, you're daring!  There, preparing
Badness as you spread!

Foulness flaring; spitefully sharing
Badness, as you spread".

- ‘Surely dreams will halt despairing...
I'll try to rest my head'. -

Could he spread?  This SWINE FLU, chancing?
Prancing, up my bed advancing?
Grimly glancing... dancing?!
IS THERE SWINE FLU ON MY BED?

Timely trancing, illness planting
SWINE FLU, on my bed?!

"No!"  It seems this could be nesting!
Protesting lest I start congesting,
I, detesting, said "You, festering!
Are you SWINE FLU: germ of dread...?

Bed infesting, quilt molesting,
SWINE FLU, germ of dread?!

I think on PIGS, you should be resting!"
What is more, I said: -

"YOU from murky darkness lurking,
Growing, as this news I read, yes
YOU the fear igniting germ inciting
MURDER, as I bled, yes
YOU uncaring, MONSTER sharing
Badness as you spitefully spread!
You timely trancing, illness planting
SWINE FLU
GET FROM OFF MY BED!

You bed infesting, quilt molesting
SWINE FLU:
SPITEFUL GERM OF DREAD!"

 

This SWINE FLU; does he like me crying?

IS THIS SWINE FLU MULTIPLYING?!

Terrifying SWINE FLU vying

Up towards my head?!

HORRIFYING, sense defying
SWINE FLU on my head?!

- How I wished that germ was DYING!
SPITEFUL GERM OF DREAD! -

"Be gone bug!  Haste! You leave me snoozing!"
Oozing badness, SWINE FLU... fusing?
So CONFUSING!  Saneness losing!
SWINE FLU in my head?

Brain abusing, flu's infusing...
SWINE FLU in my head!

Sniff-sniff-sniffing,
Sniff-sniff-sniffing,

Sniff.
Sniff.
Sniff.

The END.

© David J Martin (2009) 

 

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A parody of 'The CHICKEN on my Head'.

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  • Brook-1 gold member
    November 7

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    This is a scary subject but I had to laugh at parts of it. This talk of the swine flu can really make people think they are dying with every sniff or cough. I love the way you wrote this with such imagery., Thank you for the great read.
    Brook


  • CelticQueen
    November 3
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    Thank you.

  • CelticQueen
    November 3

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    Since this is an anonymous contest, I can't send you a private message. I had specifically asked for NO profanity. There is only one word in this, but it is still profanity. I removed another poem for it. The word is not necessary to the line in the poem, so could be easily removed. Would you mind doing so? I think this is a fabulous write except for that. I'll come back to it later and, hopefully, it will be gone. Because if it isn't, in all fairness, I will have to remove the poem. Nothing personal against you; I just really don't like profanity or crude language. cq


  • Iofiel
    October 29
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    This is absolutely brilliant! XD


  • frownsnfreckles
    October 27

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    phew! I'm exhausted after reading that!! think I'll go take a lie down and hope there aren't any swine in or under my bed, it's enough to give you nightmares!!!
    Great rythmn I could feel my temperature reaching fever pitch.

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