there is an infection
in my head
and it’s growing
and festering
and i’ve yet
to
fulfill my prescription

i can feel the blood
pounding

perhaps
i should not take anything
no augmentin
or amoxicillin
or penicillin in any form

and perhaps
the infection
will spread
and i will become sick
and pretend i don’t notice
and then it will spread to my blood

and i will become a cesspool of bacteria
a breeding ground for death

and i will become septic
like you did
and then i will die
just like you