I had to look up “fly in the ointment,”
don’t ask me why.
I learned a little bit in the process;
let me signify:

an ointment ain’t a thick stew of a treatment.
That was lesson one.
That was news to me, at least…
and this shit ain’t done.

It’s a biblical reference, doncha know,
for you ungodly sorts.
It comes from Ecclesiastes,
I’m able to report.

A reference to how a healthy potion
can be stunk up by some dead flies
which is not what I assumed it meant
whenever I hypothesized.

So here I am presenting this story
as a public service to all.
You’re welcome. I’m certain you enjoyed
and I’m so glad that you were enthralled.