Downstream

a kilometre and a half to go.
This time when I’m offered
tea I take it, with lots of
sugar, then I accept a piece of
chocolate, too. To make it
worse I then drink some
Coke. Now I’m not only tired
but also feeling a bit sick.
And I’m so dazed and
disorientated that I’ve washed
my hands with antibacterial
gel, removed the top of my
wetsuit, eaten the chocolate
and then used the hand gel