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Poison Ivy

October 29, 2012
By Babycoolidge PLATINUM, Rolla, Missouri
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Babycoolidge PLATINUM, Rolla, Missouri
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&quot;It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one&#039;s mouth and remove all doubt.&quot;-Abraham Lincoln<br /> <br /> &quot;A word to the wise ain&#039;t necessary. It&#039;s the stupid ones who need the advice.&quot; -Bill Cosby

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My left elbow,
my face,
my knees,
and between my fingers in my right hand,
hideous mountains of pus oozed.
The camp medic was worried.
I had an injection,
and the bumps were gone,
but my arm still oozed pus-
the signs of an infection.
After taking some antibiotics,
I finally recovered,
but my left elbow still looks as if it were bleached
from that time
I touched
poison ivy.

© Gary N., Houston, TX

The author's comments:
There are good things about summer camp, and bad things. If you see my other poems, you will see good things, but in this poem, you will see bad things.
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