Can I Wipe My Nose on Your Shoulder, Dad?
We’re all incredibly sick this week, (9)
Save for the two with the canine physique. (10)
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One with a hack and a cough so loud,
That the force of it stirs a small dust cloud.
Snot from a nose so tiny, it’s odd
To see such outpouring. Wad after wad.
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Another has fallen, now his dad.
No strength from his arms, nor stamina had.
Sickness of both sore throat and green phlegm,
Plus stuffy nose to accompany them.
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Mother has had a fever of late.
A temperature rise that wouldn’t abate.
The suffering mom, in a woeful state,
Rested all day long to get herself straight.
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And the youngest of all, a wee tot
Sprung a leak in her eye, I kid you not!
It’s not so bad yet, though it is red.
Please stay well. We’ve no more room in our bed!
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Worm, you’re the one that brought the germs in,
And shared them so gladly with all your kin.
Your mouth should not lick everything dear.
Else we’ll suffer again like this. You hear?
Me vs. Gavin 