is that you, Covid?

gums ache
teeth want out
bones seethe,
agitate,
fight their neighbor—
"just get me out!"—
eyes pulse painfully,
echoing sinuses behind them

"how can this freakin' test
say negative!"
Oh.
Just a bad cold:
grab the Kleenex, drink
fluids, cough, hack,
sneeze—do it
again.

Bouncin' back, 
yessiree! And...
...what just blindsided me?
Can barely move. And 
testing says... 
[15 minutes, please]
positive? 
Oh...,
oh.
oh.