Cured

Why bother
with a cocktail of remedies
when I have you?

Your face and voice
alone
for me, can cure a multitude of ills -
your face and voice
alone,
for me, are far better than any pills.

I started this morning tired, cold, sore -
stalked by a rattling cough and
a raging fire in my throat -
then I saw you,
and I was cured.