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Elegy for My Dad's Rash

by Skorpionne

Published October 10, 2026

12+

In HAIL THE ROT

it was a fungal infection / he tried to treat it / with steroid cream / the rash got worse / the fungus spread / fed by the thing meant to kill it / this roided out dermatophyte / illegal athlete / lurching through his pores / and then cut down / by one swift course of antifungals / prescribed by his GP / the fungus had no way of knowing / what was happening / why it grew and why it died / did it feel it? / was it angry? / did it hurt?

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There are those who say that life is like a book, with chapters for each event in your life and a limited number of pages on which you can spend your time. But I prefer to think that a book is like a life, particularly a good one, which is well to worth staying up all night to finish.
— Lemony Snicket