Bless you, I say
As her sneeze gives way
To a fit
I cringe inside as I try to hide
The fear that I’ve
Been contaminated
Infected
Afflicted
I’m surprised that I
Haven’t been taken to task
For not wearing a mask
But I forgot it today
In the way that I forgot to match my socks
Running on exhaustion
And expectations
Bad breath and bus fumes
O de public transportation
Political climate
Climate change
Loose change
Another stop
I shuffle through
A tightly packed group
Pass by patient zero
Holding my breath
As she spasms on
Bless you, I say
As I exit
And I mean it
Tag: sneeze
I’ve Had Better Days
My whole face ached with each snotty explosion.
The itching wouldn’t stop. On top of that, my eyes watered incessantly, and I started to sneeze. My whole face ached with each snotty explosion. I could barely see through the little slits left between my swollen eyelids. I clawed miserably at my eyes and rubbed my nose with the back of my hand. Stop and smell the roses, they said. Unfortunately, it appears I am allergic to roses.
– Written for YeahWrite.me fiction|poetry #272. Prompt up sentence, “It all still itches something fierce.” WC 69. Photo from Wikipedia.
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