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Syphilis
I had the tiniest touch of syphilis
And my god, I don’t know how so
She crept up my legs
And crawled right in
Either that, or I caught her on the train
At first, I thought we could be lovers
At second, potentially friends
Then it suddenly dawned on me
She simply just had to leave
And that was the end of that affair
And my god, I don’t know how so
She crept up my legs
And crawled right in
Either that, or I caught her on the train
At first, I thought we could be lovers
At second, potentially friends
Then it suddenly dawned on me
She simply just had to leave
And that was the end of that affair
Published 7th May 2024
Author's Note
My obsession this week is Liza Minelli, the first line of this is taken from Cabaret. Don’t ask why this came to mind, but I rather like it albeit it’s a bit silly.
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7th May 2024 3:29am
7th May 2024 3:41am
True, they are definitely not fun. But alas they are a very real phenomenon, and as artists we must not be afraid to write about all of it, the good, the bad and the ugly! 😅
7th May 2024 4:08am
there is disease a machine gets it infects the soul the flesh will drop and you will left to face your own violence alone.
7th May 2024 6:34am
Anyone who knows what syphilis can and does do can never love her when she comes to them.
7th May 2024 7:53am
To be clear I’m not saying having any STI is funny, quite the opposite, it’s horrific for anyone to go through and cope with finding out. The film I was watching that inspired this, they use having syphilis as an excuse to get away from a man harassing them. Which was the amusing element of it for myself. This poem became of the result of my reaction to that, an attempt to make light of the situation and play with words to make it invoke a different sentiment/reaction to that which you would usually get upon being told you have an STI.
13th Aug 2024 3:05pm
