I let things go

too long
because those doctors 
don’t help none anyway.
(You can take the girl
outta the holler,
but not the holler
outta the girl,
I reckon)
But throat tickles
become 
coughs
become 
the whishing water
and heartbeat
in my ears 
(blood on my pillow).
Guess some things heal better 
with antibiotics
than will.