When The Body Starts To Go Broke... Poem by RIC BASTASA

you complain of flu
time has now asked for an accounting
how your body is used
how is it abused
with so much work
and thoughts and stress and
waste

you think about drugs
and the possibility of a vaccine

i say there is more to it
we don't live by drugs alone
or bread
there is more to this tired body
this restless mind

go deeper
ask your heart
and listen

there is more to this sickness
the symptoms shout
asking for help
the prescription is right there
on those
vomit and allergies

sleep a while
let your dreams tell the story
let that voice tell you where you are
and where must you
go
next time