Fears

Today I went to a creative writing meetup. We had this exercise to write something about fears in 15 minutes.

What if a fear you have would finally be confirmed? Maybe that would actually bring you some peace! Let's try it with hypochondria!

Hypochondria

Hypochondria, such thing, that I never could beat

Kept me up all those evenings without any sleep.

I had cancer, HIV, every terminal disease,

an infection that's deadly somewhere on my knees.

I was touching my chest the other day in my bed

I could swear I found a lump and I soon would be dead.

All those thoughts in my head, awake late at night

maybe my heart will stop, I will soon see the light.

So tired and restless every day until dawn

until I finally get tested so my doubts are all gone.

I was right all along, who would know I am ill,

there's no treatment, no surgery, not even a pill.

The fact is I thought it would be very achy

but the fact is, right now, I sleep like a baby.