P01102014a Poem by Andy Caldwell

I lay here in agony
sweating in my bed
wheezing slightly when I breathe
my eyes can't focus on anything
and all of me knows this pain
I dry heave every hour or so
my stomach is in knots
and I try hard not to cough
muscles of my chest hurt
this has lingered several days
colds or flu with Parkinson's
make each other worse
This has gone on long enough
I have too much to do
there are projects in my shop 
most are close to being due
and projects that are new
the more I push the worse I get
and the longer it will last
and it will get much more intense
I have no immunity defense