On feeling sick

I hate feeling sick,

I was brought up that way,

So feeling bad just makes me real mad,

And also quite gloomy all day.
 
When I was young,
My mom used to say,
"If you can stand, you must understand,
That you are going to school today."
 
And my father would,
When sick work away,
And go to the kitchen to micro some chicken,
for we had to eat some food that day.
 
So I feel as if,
When sick, I can't stay,
thrown on a couch like a lazy ol' slouch,
For there is much to do on this day!