Word of the Day

Word of the Day for Monday, February 20th, 2006:
malaise \muh-LAYZ; -LEZ\, noun:
1. A vague feeling of discomfort in the body, as at the onset of illness.
2. A general feeling of depression or unease.
used in a sentence:
"He fell in love with Modotti's sad beauty and her indecipherable character, and he saw in her the same vague subtle malaise that made him feel like a stranger to life.
-- Pino Cacucci, Tina Modotti: A Life


Malaise is one of the perfect words I would use to describe what has been going on in everyone's life it seems.
This one's for the sickies!

MALAISE:
I feel like everyone is sick or broken or crashing into cough syrup.
Mommy's back is out like trout.
Taylor's cough is rough.
Cori and David are just sharing their germs and funk.
And just this morning, my throat was scratchy.
I thought it was catchy,
So I decided to stay in bed.

You put the tea on and
Turn the overhead off.
Get the pink fuzzy robe
and start to cough.
The kettle whistles
and I shoot missles
Of snot rags through the air.

Roll out of bed,
Brush my hair,
Wash the face
But I don't care,
Because today is a sick day
So, lay.
Lay back down,
And call in.

Truly,
Sara Ellen Bryan