04/09/2024
It’s just this judgement bypass, nothing drastic.
I’m told they do it without anaesthesia.
Leaves your conscience supple as elastic.
One of the side effects is mild amnesia, Facts get reshaped, pain slips your mind.
Some blindness is normal,
Sufferers claim to see heaven on earth, Stars in dull eyes, Wit in unkindness.
This commonly resists all treatment given.
But it’s not all bad.
Granted no flame retardant will work,
But the toxins are a tonic.
The virus leaves you selfless, brave and ardent.
Anyway, once you’ve got the thing it’s chronic.
Most people learn to live with the condition.
What kills them is the terror of remission.
