EM Abatis

Ode to Tinea Versicolor

You cause no harm,

only wanting somewhere warm

I’ll admit I’m not an ideal host

but I’ll find some for you, with me along

You remind me I should drink

Like a baby in my garden

I eat enough for two of me, now

Enough for one full person

When your florets reach my neck

I see the sun inside my mirror

A nosegay to hold close my scars

A houseguest turned into a home

You make no fuss, polite, benign

And though you redden at my saying,

I can’t bring myself to mind