Lotions and Potions
written by: James F Sleat
Lotions, potions,
Checking daily motions.
Food charts, wet farts,
Strange behaving body parts.
Toilet run, another one,
Why did I have that 3rd iced bun.
Ointments, appointments,
Affect future employments.
Gut rots, sample pots,
Fairly tricky with the trots.
Poo tub, tummy rub,
Part of being in this club.
Blood test, in your vest,
No idea which arm is best.
Doctors gown, nurses frown,
In the scanner upside down.
Tubes go up, cameras in,
Close your eyes and think of gin.
Food Restrictions, pill prescriptions,
Charts with funny poo descriptions.
All done now sent back home,
Check the pills and have a moan.
Crohns is the cause, it’s not much fun,
Please may I have one last iced bun?
My name is James, and I'm from Melbourn near Cambridge in the UK, where I live with my wife and two beautiful daughters aged eight and ten. I was diagnosed with Crohns disease about ten years ago, I try not to let it interfere with my life too much but as anyone who has it knows it can be tough and can impact daily life. I have always enjoyed writing short, hopefully funny poems just for my own amusement, and if any of the writing I submit here makes just one person who is suffering with Crohns chuckle or smile then I will be a happy man. These days there is far too much negativity and generally bad stuff online, so I only want to write positive and humorous bits and pieces. I really hope you like my poems.
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