Taken down, step by step
like an animal infected by a poisoned arrow
one day, an ache in my back, no surprise at that
next day, aches all over, and things are feeling overwhelming
Next day, aches in big joints, and hour by hour, I feel like I can't move
and a heach ache has moved in that won't  leave and I'm confused and
things are so diffcult, and I find it hard to get up
I can't dial the numbers for the sub, must take it slowly
and  somehow I made it to the drugstore about 24 hours ago
and bought stuff I could make purple drop out of
and I'm down, in this other world, thinking skewed nightmares
my cosolation.