oven head

maybe it's not
just a head cold
like you've claimed
for three weeks.
maybe it's the black
plague.
or the swine flu,
or a flu strain
yet to be named
brought in by monkeys
from Africa.
maybe you could
drill some extra
holes into your head
to completely drain
the unending supply
of liquids that
keep dripping out
of your worn out
red nose.
maybe you could put
your head in an
oven for a few
minutes, turn it
up to broil and see
what that does.
yeah, maybe.