Category Archives: Family

Antiviral Review

Posted on June 20, 2024 by sputterpub

It took him 16 days to shed the bug.He caught a side effect – a full reboundfrom swallowing the antiviral drug.And halfway through the span, his sister founda painful rash that swamped her vim and downedher sleepless from a shingles … Continue reading →

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All are Well

Posted on June 16, 2024 by sputterpub

Near all of my extended familywho live nearby were virus-struck of late.And though no one felt awful, certainlywe each took proper steps to isolate.At last, a fortnight later, we all seeno testing lines. We’re good to congregatewith others, dine and … Continue reading →

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Character Sketch

Posted on June 14, 2024 by sputterpub

She storms the doctors’ office when they fail to call her back,although there hasn’t been a long delay.She reads her own anxiety and goes on the attack,and won’t attend to anything we say.“What’s wrong with it?” she’ll challenge. “I just … Continue reading →

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Other Subjects

Posted on June 10, 2024 by sputterpub

We’re tired of this virus, but nobody’s feeling ill,and protocols have been relaxed a lot.We’re still supposed to isolate 5 days and, sure, we will,but I refuse to add another jotof rhyming words and meter to what’s ailing me and … Continue reading →

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Spring Surge

Posted on June 9, 2024 by sputterpub

Two new infected candidates emerge,who didn’t catch their Covid germs from me.This really seems to be a vernal surge –no rapid test is negative. So weare isolating, homebound, separately,who might as well be gathering as not,except nobody has the energyto … Continue reading →

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Empathology

Posted on June 5, 2024 by sputterpub

I disagree with everyone, and yet,they all seem close to perfect when I lookat challenges and stresses. I forgeteach flaw if I consider how I’d brookhis pain and her neurosis. For I betconfronted with their presents, I’d unhookmy any tether … Continue reading →

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Another Wave

Posted on June 3, 2024 by sputterpub

A tide of Covid cycles through again.My baby’s family has now been struck.The father first detected it at 10on Saturday – that prior evening’s guckin throat was more than normal vernal phlegm.Today we learned the scion didn’t duckinfection, but we … Continue reading →

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Could Be

Posted on May 29, 2024 by sputterpub

We’ve wondered what is keeping her on earth.She’s not amassing wisdom, but maybeshe senses the dysfunction since my birthand realizes, no doubt subconsciously,if she were dead I’d pen her eulogy.Alive she can continue the abuseand I, so old myself, at … Continue reading →

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It Seems to Me

Posted on May 21, 2024 by sputterpub

It seems to me, when love is not supplied,although an infant’s fed sufficiently,the baby’s sense of normal’s quantified,it seems to me. A while passes learning how to be;as words and actions are identified,the kid acquires optimistically. So fault must be … Continue reading →

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Amputation

Posted on May 18, 2024 by sputterpub

Remembering a woman 40 yearsago, who birthed a daughter long-desired,and then confessed to me, voice choked with tears,she couldn’t love the baby as required…It wasn’t that she’d harm the child – no –but deep attachment didn’t fill her soul.Two years … Continue reading →

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