Illness Poem by John Sensele

Illness plagues a plethora of creatures great and small
Illness afflicts a bevy of creatures at random
When illness elects to pay a cancer call
Whether creatures prefer pleasure or boredom.

Illness abuse adolescents and senior citizens
Illness belittles creatures' serendipity status
When illness head-on collides with clinic denizens
Whether creatures covet or banish Brutus.

Illness punishes pulmonary or cardiac metabolic functions
Illness knocks at low density and high density doors
When illness denies and dribbles folks' health options
Whether creatures dance on buccaneer beds or on fresco floors.

Illness befriends bacteria, viruses and plasmodia
Illness challenges the humble and the arrogant
When illness increases GMO germs in various media
Whether creatures consume an agile ant or an exquisite elephant.