Sense Sonnet - Acher

Rub

My daughter was just 17.
She was a track and field athlete.
Muscle aches and pains were routine.
Relief came with some soothing heat,
Applied in rubbing ointments found
In any drugstore, anywhere.
Such brand products have been around
For ages without any scare.
If the body absorbs too much
Of chemicals found in these creams,
The body can react to such -
Apparently to dire extremes.

I can't believe my daughter died
From using a cream sold worldwide.