The godly disease

by Ben jammin   Mar 16, 2006


Without any warning, the disease
sweeps across the country
like a traveling circus.

People who were once blue,
who slouched from carrying
a bag of misery over one shoulder

are now clinically cheerful.
Symptoms include kind gestures,
a bouncy stride, a smile

bigger than a slice of cantaloupe.
You pray that you will be infected,
hope a happy germ invades your body

until the virus finally reaches your heart:
that red house at the end of the block
where your deepest wishes reside,

where a dog howls behind a gate
every time that sorrow
pulls his hearse up the driveway.

Ben-----------------

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  • 18 years ago

    by Gary Jurechka

    Again, am very impressed with the surreal aspect-very refreshing to see.I like your style very much, it's quite unique and is expressed well.Great images.Keep up the good work.

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