sickness

i have a sore throat

each time i swallow it feels like barbed wire scraping down my throat

but what i like, what i love

is in the middle of the night,

the shivers that creep all of a sudden into your body

hot cold hot cold

heat but you shiver

you sweat but you're cold

you search for warmth

curl up into a feotal position

a hot bath

very hot

this condition strangely ignores heat

and as you slide into the hot water

you feel this incredible tingling inside you

the cold rushing around

looking to escape

a complete state of confusion in your body

take a deep breath and for a moment

this incredible comfort embraces you

and like heroin i've been told

and takes you away