MY BODY ... FRIEND OR FOE?

So earlier in the day, I was thinking
How long will my body continue to betray me?
I thought that for this reason:
Unlike the common cold, which
Attacks our respiratory tract
The virulence of influenza attacks
Every interactive system that keeps
Our bodies running like clockwork

Then I thought - wait a minute
My first thought was not my best thought, because
On second thought, my body hasn’t betrayed me, at all
I mean, seriously, it’s not as if my body was looking
To host the flu ... in fact, I must admit that
Ever since the flu invaded my personal space, uninvited
My body’s immune system has been rising to
The occasion, ever so admirably, 24/7, in total readiness to
Battle, dominate and slay this feverous virus, which
Multiplies so rapidly as to alert my survival instinct to
Direct all of my energy toward sweeping these all consuming
Little critters out of every system that normally keeps
My body (which still aches from head to toe) humming like
A well oiled machine, and with that insight-driven thought
Imprinted into the forefront of my think tank
Today’s post has just clarified the primary reason why
I continue to feel too wiped out to stand on
My own two feet, suggesting my passing
The hours of each day doing little more than
Reading and sleeping, and so, as long as my energy needs be
Diverted toward combating this unwelcome invader
I’ll humbly apologize to my body, which, in truth
Has been soldiering on in good faith with
Due diligence toward decapitating this mighty virus, and thus
Rather than charging my body with being a traitorous foe
I most gratefully acknowledge my hard working friend ...
Geez ... it’s been years since I’ve felt whipped from
Head to toe with as many physically debilitating
Miseries as these which accompany the flu, and
Having fought against succumbing to
The onslaught of such a persistent illness for
Close to a week, my depletion of energy hopes not to
Play host to the invasive nature of influenza, ever again ...
Imagine how severely debilitated I might have become had
The flu shot not armed me or had I not sought out
The doctor’s prescription for Tamiflu within
The first twenty-four hours of misery ...  I mean
After all, how often do we hear that the young and the old
Are amongst those who are most susceptible to feeling
Ravaged by this virus, which proves as seasonable as snow
🤧🤒🤯🤢😴 ... 🌈