Physical States

I see you

I saw you, throw your lit cigarette out the car window.

I heard you

I hear you, cruelly berate your child in the supermarket.

I sense you

I feel you, judge the clothes, the smile, the weight of another.

I allow myself to react, to physically, emotionally react

And in doing so my aversion grows. I hide.

via Daily Prompt: Allergic

 

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6 thoughts on “Physical States

  1. I remember when we were in Scotland and walking behind a group of school boys. One of them dropped his candy bar wrapper. You picked it up, ran after him and gave it to him saying You dropped your candy wrapper. His face expression was priceless.

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    1. Good for Daisy! I once told a girl she left her plastic cup behind her on the bus and at first she seemed embarrassed and grabbed the cup, but then realized what she was doing and decided to scream at me and throw the cup in my face. Some people…

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