You fear meningitis with each stiffening joint.
You understand colitis at its intricate extreme.
Tachycardia is no stranger to your medicated bliss,
doctors are your allies, your mirrors and your envy.
Advice you dispense freely, with countless cups of tea,
lashings of lemon and honey to soothe throats.
So prudent, so careful
you inch your way across
the very same finishing line
that others flash on by.
