allergies

I feel a bit more

even when the sun is behind the clouds

and flower beds so far away

and when the metal doesn’t touch my skin

there is no people around

no need to look anyone in the eye

but I still look down

I feel a bit more

a bit further

it’s a general sensitivity to the world

to the air

to the blood

to the time

I squint

without knowing

which of the allergies got to me

this time

I feel a bit more