what ails us all
most people catch colds
in the winter
but i stay sick
all year.
there is a man
on the steps of the
train station
he’s on his back
surrounded
by the cops
and paramedics
people rubberneck
and tie up the foot traffic
just to get a look
at his
wincing face
they want to know
what’s wrong with him
what happened?
but i know
i can look into any of their
salivating faces
into their dull, competing eyes
peer up into their red, sickly nostrils
and i just know
what’s wrong with him
what weakens me
what ails us all.
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