The snot on my hands is indistinguishable
from dog slobber but I'll wipe it off just the same.
These hands are magnets for unwanted bacteria.
Does it strengthen my immunity to such things
that make me question why? I can't
make sense of all these things
that happen to me like
falling books.
I peel back pages revealing green;
unreadable to the eyes.
My fingers do the looking and
I let my tongue taste the text of life.
My immunity falters no more.
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