Tuesday, November 8, 2022

gesundheit

i let out a loud
sneeze
on the bus,
catching it with
my sleeve,
but do i get a God Bless
You
from anyone?
no.
no one says a thing.
instead
people move towards
the front
of the bus
into empty seats.
i want to tell
them, it's nothing.
just a tickle
in my nose.
i'm not sick, i'm not
ill,
or infected.
it's just a sneeze.
i'll even settle for
a gesundheit,
please.

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