sickness

Sicknesses
are contagious.
Tarnishing the flesh
the mind
the soul.
Making everything
more difficult than it needs to be.
Standing
sleeping
walking
eating
loving
living.
Sadness, too
depression.
is one of these sicknesses.
turning anthills
into mountains.
mirrors into
grotesque paintings.
and skin
into carving boards
and canvases.