COLOSTOMY.
For those of you who do not know,
colostomies divert the flow
of faeces from my normal bum
to an opening on my tum.
A stoma is the exit hole
where faeces come under control
by catching it in a ‘device’
which is a ‘bag’ to be precise.
So, emptying the bag can be
much more convenient for me
than having it shoot from my arse
which used to be more like a farce.
There was no way to manage that
when from my bum the shit went splat,
which caused me much embarrassment
and emotional harassment.
Eventually, I saw the light
and I gave up that futile fight
and opted for a substitute
which took me down the stoma route.
It’s not without its problems though
as, at those times when I must ‘go’
the bag could be what let me down
and I would end up wet and brown.
But this began to irritate
so, I started to irrigate,
which basically flushes me through
so, I have nothing else to do.
Now I no longer need the bag
which, to be honest, was a drag.
I can feel free to live my life
with less stress from my stoma strife.
B. Withers 2019
