Adam Burrows

Who Gets The Flu In August

who gets the flu in august

who’s even heard of such a thing

one hundred degrees out and you’ve got the chills

sipping on chicken broth, choking down pills

while others are slurping down slushies and licking ice-cream 

you’re coughing and you’re wheezing asking 

who gets the flu in august

who knew that fate could be so cruel

you should be swimming with all of your friends

perfecting cannon balls in the deep end

there’s just one thing the flu’s good for and that’s missing school 

but it’s still summer break for one more week 

who gets the flu in august

of course it would have to be you

who gets the flu in august

no doubt it would have to be you