Provocation Polio & Over Keen and Under Ripe by Lauren Rae
Provocation Polio
To
tho-
se of
you
who w-
ould like
to become a
vaccine resear-
cher, you can start
with a quote from Ro-
bert F Kennedy Jr, present
a graph of peanuts and tree nuts,
watch this video, book a hotel in Sp-
ain, write the word ‘vaccine’ and mimic
the scientists. / Anyone can list over 100 sci-
ence studies and estimations based on inconsistent
data. Below are some instances of misbehaviour, also kn-
own as ‘provocation polio’ – a desperate attempt to explain disas-
trous occurrences, an impassioned crusade to prevent vaccine success. /
We can’t know what caused all the iron lungs, death in healthy children, fr-
iends and family. In addition, precious nurses always over-report mumps, rubella,
hepatitis B, pertussis and the whole panoply of childhood disease. / It has been known
for quite a while that viruses are not living entities themselves. They are more like benign
tiny lemon machines. Thus, the vast herd of infants today have absolutely no risk, no beh-
aviours which would leave them infected (like tattooing, sharing drug injecting equipment,
and piercing), but are paradoxically most at risk of death from the mother. / Anyway, mea-
sles is generally a mild illness, no long-term sequelae other than pneumonia, also enceph-
alitis and acute cerebella ataxia – but no frightening images, just a few small scars, per-
haps die from it, such seems to be the case. / Previously, scientists noted how they
followed specific guidelines to eradicate viruses. But that would be stupid! Th-
ere are natural alternatives for the treatment of all infectious diseases: ma-
ssage therapy for paralytic patients, heat for the infant stomach, and
gentle reassurance for vulnerable babies (we forgot about co-
verage of adults. Oops.) / Due to dwindling capacity for
serious study, for those of you who would like to
become a Public Health Official, you can
either make your donation by PayPal
or Direct Funds Transfer to join
the club! Or $35,000 sent to
the lab in a diluted wa-
ter bag cocooning
small spheres
of science to
shorten the
delivery
time.
/
‘Provocation Polio’ is a found poem which draws text from the website of the Australian Vaccination-risks Network, previously known as the Australian Vaccination-Sceptics Network. Accessed 17th - 24th of April, 2020. Available HERE
Over Keen and Under Ripe
You brandish one
of your ChapSticks -
the nightstand Chap
or the dusty re-found Chap,
things I share without asking
I snatch it and scribble
on my lips while laughing,
top lip overhang to
clenched jaw in a
hula-hooped flex of balm
Passionfruit aftertaste
documents a morning.
I ate your half
of the yellow bulb
sliced cleanly in two, gel
tart as vinegar,
plucked too soon –
I struggle with windfall
Much prefer the pucker-tang
of pre-emption
savoured like sugar as
I bite a rendered lip,
feel yellow string
lassoing a front tooth
while puddles of seeds
spiral down
If I’m being honest,
I worry little
about community gardeners,
aware they may sight
the unweighted vine,
the knowing sap,
the woman with reflux and
a polished, toothless smirk
Meanwhile I lazily
tongue the thread before
throttling it with nails,
returning the bolus
to its spool by swallow,
know it’s under ripe,
but I’m over keen,
resigned to the choice
of indigestion over hunger
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