Treatment

When I was seven
I caught cooties

I never realised
until now

When a little girl
told me I smell

And finally everything fell
into place.

How
did I not realise

Those girls weren’t admiring me
they were examining a specimen

They were inspecting
the progress of the parasites.

Perhaps I had potential
to be a ladies man

But the infection
sidetracked me

Before I started
primary school I was good with girls

I even
went to one’s birthday party.

Since then
things haven’t been so swell

My sex life
has been microscopic

Once I cheated
on my left hand with my right

It was the biggest
scandal I’ve ever experienced.

Maybe if start treatment
now I’ll still have a chance.