Print Page"I hate disease, I hate all illnesses..."
Paul Bussan
paul@psbpublishing.com
I hate disease, I hate all illnesses,
I hate all maladies that can afflict
The human body; I hate all sicknesses
That have on human beings an ill effect;
I hate all germs and and I hate viruses
That can be communicated through the air;
I hate all accidents and injuries,
Especially those that are beyond repair;
I hate whatever causes humans harm
And puts them in the grave, or in their bed
And even though the body is still warm
For all intents and purposes they’re dead;
I hate all of these things, but most I hate
The ones who wait for this like it’s their fate.
About the Author
Paul Bussan is the author of two books of poetry, A Rage Of Intelligence, and On Freeing Myself From A Full Nelson Hold and other sonnets. His poems have been read by Garrison Keillor on The Writer’s Almanac, and published in Quadrant Magazine. Of his work X.J. Kennedy has said "The finest of Paul Bussan's sonnets are in a class by themselves: pointed, incisive, richly musical and well wrought." Published: February 20, 2010