In celebration of an upcoming commercial holiday and to help inspire others to enter The Weekly Terrible Poetry Contest, I will write a love poem every day this week.
This evening, I address a piece of my inner being I lost one fateful, painful day: my appendix.
While those, intact, may shout and strain
And boast of their unscarrèd frame,
I cradle thee, my abdomen –
Less able to fight pathogens.
‘What, what?!’ say friends, in some concern,
‘Methought t’appendix was to spurn.
Surely, ‘mongst the var’yous ‘itis
The worst is appendicitis.’
True; surgeons call you, ‘trivial;’
The textbooks say, ‘vestigial.’
Yet, something tells me, in my gut
You’ve purpose; we just know not what.
And so, my years-departed friend,
Though you so nearly caused my end,
I’ll mourn my loss; I’ll cry, betimes
Whilst I eat more of active enzymes.
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Chel Owens 
Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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I have lost considerably more than my appendix over the years, and reading your post, it suddenly struck me that this could be why I don’t feel complete or whole these days. Never given that a thought before…
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That may be perfectly normal paranoia… but, hopefully, your missing bits are in organ heaven waiting for a happy reunion. 😀
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Your comment has conjured up such an image, it really made me smile…
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😀 Organs with wings and halos?
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If it wouldn’t smack of favouritism I’d vote for your appendix. A clear winner.. a loss to the world of verse, indeed.
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Why, thank you, Geoff. I happen to know that my usual batch of entrants (including Mr. LePard) can do just as well and better. 🙂
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Set for launch on 14th (natch). One old one, one v dodgy new one…
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Can’t wait!
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Haha – this made me chuckle!
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☑ Morning chuckle
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Wonderful fun poem!!
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🙂 Thanks!
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Oh dear. This is too funny, I mean sad. Poor appendix.
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I *sniff* hope it’s in a better place.
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A dreadful dirge. Well done.
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Why, thank you.
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Genius, Chelsea!!! Wow- this is so creative. I particularly loved, “True; surgeons call you, ‘trivial;’
The textbooks say, ‘vestigial.’… brilliant!
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Thanks, Mackenzie! Poems always sound fancy with fancy words. 😉
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