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Influenza

October 30, 2015
By futurista12 ELITE, Far Rockaway, New York
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futurista12 ELITE, Far Rockaway, New York
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"And though she be but little, she is fierce."- Shakespeare

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You're like the flu

Much greater than the common cold

You infect people with your poison

Germs of hatred and control

You make me want to throw up

Vomit all the bad inside of me

No Tylenol or Advil could abdicate

The headache you're constantly bringing me

You make me shake, shiver, and sweat

The fever of wanting to break free

The cold of desperate fear

No chicken soup can revitalize my good cells

As long as you're here

You are truly the influenza

© Chris C., Pequannock, NJ

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