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I think I have a disease.

I feel hot

My lungs labor to breathe

My skin is clammy

And parts of my body are a size larger

I have sweat forming at my brow, down my back, and under my…

Oh, doc, what can it be

My eyes are dry and squinty

Can my hair get sick

My thinking is delusional

How long do I have

Please be honest

I can take it

Wait

What

Your prescription is

Sunglasses and suntan lotion

Stay hydrated all day

Or better yet

You tell me

Stay inside with the air conditioner on

And read a book

What kind of diagnosis is that

I’m dying here, I tell ya

And you say

I have a case of the humid day blues

Well, thanks a lot, doc

And

Thank you, Mother Nature

This was written by our contributing writer, Carissa Kopf.

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