COLOSTOMY

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Bill
Sep 29, 2020 5:59 pm
COLOSTOMY.

For those of you who do not know,
colostomies divert the flow
of faeces from my normal bum
to an opening on my tum.


A stoma is the exit hole
where faeces come under control
by catching it in a ‘device’
which is a ‘bag’ to be precise.


So, emptying the bag can be
much more convenient for me
than having it shoot from my arse
which used to be more like a farce.


There was no way to manage that
when from my bum the shit went splat,
which caused me much embarrassment
and emotional harassment.

Eventually I saw the light
and I gave up that futile fight
and opted for a substitute
which took me down the stoma route.

It’s not without its problems though
as, at those times when I must ‘go’
the bag could be what let me down
and I would end up wet and brown.


But this began to irritate
so, I started to irrigate,
which basically flushes me through
so, I have nothing else to do.


Now I no longer need the bag
which, to be honest, was a drag.
I can feel free to live my life
with less stress from my stoma strife.


B. Withers 2019

Puppyluv56
Oct 01, 2020 1:19 am
Awesome! Thanks for sharing Bill.
Pup
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Bill
Oct 01, 2020 7:06 am
Hello Pup.
It's my thanks that should be going out to you (and anyone else) for reading and appreciating the rhyme. when I began writing verses on stomas, I never thought I could squeeze so much out of such a restricted subject. ( a bit like the thing itself!)
Best wishes
Bill
Ritz
Oct 01, 2020 3:11 pm
Great poem and congratulations
Bill
Oct 15, 2020 6:58 am
Thanks for your feedback Ritz, it's always appreciated.
 

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