Construe: Mind Reading

In my previous entry
I seem to have anticipated the future,
For, speaking of interruptions,
Today I got a diagnosis:
Shingles
Is what I have;

I decided
To feed this daemon,
And so I asked it
What it wanted.

It said, “I want compassion,
I need respect;
Then, I will be at peace,
Then, I will go back to sleep.”

And so I fed this creature,
A large red pepper shaped being,
With blood shot eyes at its apex,
Until it was satisfied.

Where it disappeared,
Horse appeared,
To carry me, defend me,
And abide with me.

And so, I will continue to
Feed the virus to satisfaction,
Giving it all the peace
I can until it rests.

Peace
To this being,
Peace
To all beings,
May all beings
Find peace.