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Influenza

June 7, 2012
By Izzyt BRONZE, Bolton, Massachusetts
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Izzyt BRONZE, Bolton, Massachusetts
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In spite of everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.
-Anne Frank

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On a warm, mid-afternoon

You lay, numb to everything but heat

And then, suddenly, a late spring breeze

Of the sunny, mild May afternoon

Begins to blow

And as you lay, slipping in and out of delirium

The breeze slips through the white lace curtains

And skims your burning visage

You breathe it in, with a small, shuddering breath

And you are suddenly calm

The pain goes away

You are no longer burning

And in that instant

Your eyes flutter and shut like a butterfly's wings

And God takes you home

© Alana R.

The author's comments:
In social studies class, we watched a movie about the Flu Epidemic of 1918. I don't really know how to explain why, but something about it made me feel like writing a poem.
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