Hayfever

Itchy inside.
Red raw pipes.
Flakes of rust float in air.
Dust and nails inhaled,
and feathers tickle.

Sniff and sniff.
Eyes thick with slime.
Pink and inflated like great big balloons.
Crying in summer's tune.
A symphony in June.
A winter's frost, to a summer's cold.
A story told,
and each red year retold.

© Mark Sheeky. Permission is required for reproduction.