chapped lips
stained yellow
from
too-much-tea-intake.
tea leaves
tea tree.
oil.
swollen throat
not yet sore or stinging
but certainly a newborn cold
its eyes still shut
all it can do is breathe, now.
the crying will commence in
few days time.
the salt will sting irritations
and the ruddy face will
spill over your soft tissue
to create the mother of all
sicknesses.
drink enough vitamin c to sustain yourself.
drink enough to almost die
but just enough to save yourself.
a lethal amount will abort an unborn fetus
and everyone should have this knowledge.
