Mercury is a temperament
and Mercury can also be
a god
and a planet
But Mercury is also
a thick silver rod
encased in a glass tube
which jolts you
as
rigours
vomitting
listlessness and pallor
simply cannot.
And Mercury is
the potent rod
that can direct you
to the dread
antibiotics
which you have long forsworn
in favour of
Alternative Medicine
and
Natural Healing.
So he’s better now.
And I’m exhausted.
Please can I have
an antibiotic too?
first appeared in Femina magazine 15 Dec 2000
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