Ebola Poem by James McLain

Death I will come to you.
Before I was known to you I have caused.
Fatal damage to the liver,
lymphatic system, kidneys, the burning bush
leaning trees and turning brown leaves.

No one is sad no one was watching me
I had sex with a monkey to me who said
if you touch me there you will bleed.

Eating some fruit the bat said
I have Ebola and you being ignorant can not read.
Before I came I had no known name
I was there and now it's known
I am the cause of this your internal bleeding,
shock and acute respiratory distress and death.