Flu


When they put my brain
Through the orange juicer
I wonder what they expected
To find.

High speed mulch -
My putty consciousness
Isn't up to much.
Not lately.

My obligations demand
Interaction.
Unconfident, I
Try to shrink them
To back-pocket size.

My bus-ticket privilege
(For what it's worth)
Seeps pathetic self-importance.

Well, it's twice the
recommended daily allowance.

I take a sip.


August 14, 1996
© Lela Kaunitz