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Open Poetry #40

Chickenitis

Jaime Fradera
Senior Member

since 2000-11-25

Posts 843
Where no tyranny is tolerable

0 posted 2007-04-20 05:16 AM

Chickenitis
Chickenitis is what hatchling chicks contract
just as soon as they are born.
Normally, they contract it by eating fertilized eggs.
At first the disease incubates silently.
Then, as hatchling chicks grow up
to be real mommy and daddy chickens,
they develop full blown terminal chickenitis
which will ultimately kill them by spontaneous remission,
and after that they will be free of chickenitis.
Normally, chickenitis is epidemic among chickens.
All chickens are afflicted,
by definition, with chickenitis.

Humanitis is epidemic among human beings.
Normally, they contract the disease from parents or siblings.
All humans are, by definition,
terminally afflicted with humanitis,
the only cure for which is death;
after which the disease goes into spontaneous remission.
Have you interviewed any dead people
who did not die of chickenitis?
You see, I don't think I'm going to get any sleep tonight.

Busy reading my name on the glass of my office door
Southern Cross

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

1 posted 2007-04-20 05:26 AM

"All humans are, by definition,
terminally afflicted with humanitis,"

Yes, Jaime, it is indeed a dreaded disease but there are periods of remission that can make us really appreciate our human state.

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

2 posted 2007-04-20 06:24 AM

clucking good morning here, Colonel Sanders

Rottiestyl
Member

since 2007-04-19

Posts 60
Illinois, USA

3 posted 2007-04-20 07:17 AM

I love humor first thing in the morning! Great piece.

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