Cure

CURE

-verb

1. (trans.) to get rid of (an ailment, fault, or problem); heal

2. (trans.) to restore to health or good condition

3. (intr.) to bring about a cure

4. (trans.) to preserve (meat, fish, etc.) by salting, smoking, etc.

5. (trans.)

a. to treat or finish (a substance) by chemical or physical means

b. to vulcanize (rubber)

c. to allow (a polymer) to set often using heat or pressure

6. (trans.) to assist the hardening of (concrete, mortar, etc.) by keeping it moist

-noun

7. a return to health, especially after specific treatment

8. any course of medical therapy, especially one proved effective in combating a disease

9. a means of restoring health or improving a condition, situation, etc.

10. the spiritual and pastoral charge of a parish: the cure of souls

11. a process or method of preserving meat, fish, etc., by salting, pickling, or smoking

Do not

Do not cure me

I have no wish to be vulcanized

Nor pickled – except on a Friday night

Nor preserved in any way

I have long accepted

My transient nature

And need no further hardening

Against what is

Yet to come.