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My Skin Doesn’t Like Me (The Aftermath of My Infection)

My Skin Doesn’t Like Me

Very little food for two days
Scared to eat
Worked out on Friday
Found some energy to get some much-needed exercise
But Saturday the disagreement of my skin began
Itchy, dry, scratchy, red
By Sunday I could only wear a bathrobe
By Monday nothing but shorts
I couldn’t learn back in my chair while working
Tuesday, I spent in shorts and worked outside for a few hours potting plants
My eczema came back after not experiencing that for over eight years
Found my prescription meds from way back when
Started using them twice a day
It’s now Saturday nine days after the episode
First day I’ve felt normal, and the eczema seems to have faded away
Breathing a sigh of relief.

Do I
Know where
My Muse
Sleeps.
I hope
Close by.

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