DIARRHOEA.<br><br>
Do not expect an epopoeia (epic poem) <br />to emerge from diarrhoea, <br />for though I’ll try to do my best <br />this one will put me to the test. <br><br>
This is a difficult concept, <br />which I think we must just accept <br />is not the nicest in the land<br />for anyone to understand.<br><br>
Sometimes called the Delhi-belly<br />it can be both vile and smelly,<br />then again, it’s called the squits,<br />but most of us just call it shits.<br><br>
We may call it what we choose<br />but when the faeces start to ooze<br />or spurt like water from a hose<br />what’s it matter, what words you chose?<br><br>
With diarrhoea it is the norm <br />for shit to pass in liquid form,<br />sometimes accompanied by sick <br />which often is catastrophic.<br><br>
For many people, it’s the pits<br />when diarrhoea gives them the shits<br />because their bodies are designed<br />without the diarrhoea in mind.<br><br>
Unfortunately, they have found<br />their anus points towards the ground<br />and they have no control on shit<br />let alone on catching it.<br><br>
But with my stoma, I don’t care, <br />as my bag will be hanging there<br />to catch whatever’s coming out<br />for that’s what stomas are about.<br><br>
I shit no longer from my bum<br />but catch it all out of my tum.<br><br>
B. Withers 2019<br><br>
Do not expect an epopoeia (epic poem) <br />to emerge from diarrhoea, <br />for though I’ll try to do my best <br />this one will put me to the test. <br><br>
This is a difficult concept, <br />which I think we must just accept <br />is not the nicest in the land<br />for anyone to understand.<br><br>
Sometimes called the Delhi-belly<br />it can be both vile and smelly,<br />then again, it’s called the squits,<br />but most of us just call it shits.<br><br>
We may call it what we choose<br />but when the faeces start to ooze<br />or spurt like water from a hose<br />what’s it matter, what words you chose?<br><br>
With diarrhoea it is the norm <br />for shit to pass in liquid form,<br />sometimes accompanied by sick <br />which often is catastrophic.<br><br>
For many people, it’s the pits<br />when diarrhoea gives them the shits<br />because their bodies are designed<br />without the diarrhoea in mind.<br><br>
Unfortunately, they have found<br />their anus points towards the ground<br />and they have no control on shit<br />let alone on catching it.<br><br>
But with my stoma, I don’t care, <br />as my bag will be hanging there<br />to catch whatever’s coming out<br />for that’s what stomas are about.<br><br>
I shit no longer from my bum<br />but catch it all out of my tum.<br><br>
B. Withers 2019<br><br>