And Sparkles In My Eyes

Curse

my fucking lungs

this cough it burns

catches

me unawares

and leaves me with

a tingling sensation

across my face

and sparkles in my eyes

it's funny, is it not?

how some words ignite the mind

when I see the word curse

I imagine someone fist in the air

or gripping tightly at their phone

as they try to make sense of the

senseless

curse the ground they walk on

curse them for their stupid rules

and regulations

when I see the word cough, I instantly

remember

every single cough, wheeze and chest compression

I've ever experienced

the times when I've coughed so hard

and brought muck up

and the times I've coughed so hard

and felt it a useless endeavour

then there are the times

when the cough precedes the nausea

and dizziness

and leaves me with

a tingling sensation

across my face

and sparkles in my eyes

*

Thanks for reading!

Author's Notes: Yeah, you won't need two guesses as to what inspired this. ha.

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