flu

unable to sleep,
pain in my hip bones
pain in my back and neck
feverish, turning this way, that way
trying to find a position that doesn't hurt.
that was my night
and my morning

one tylenol later,
finally, I slept
four hours of blissful, dark abyss
no dreams or memories, no pain
just sleep

feeling my land-legs again
after my return from the sea of illness
I bless normalcy.
television, email, taking care of the dogs
and the child.
that was my afternoon
and my evening

now night comes again,
I am hungry, but weary
and cautious, still weak
as I get ready for sleep
I wonder,
when we are well --
how is it that we forget
how good it is
to be well?