Oh, I cry

it makes my face hot,
and sniffle-y.

Avoiding tissues I usually use my sleeve to clamp
my nose.

I hate my shaking voice,
it sounds like I am trying to hold in a cough.

And sometimes I am,
you can’t cough in public now.
Too risky.

I cried last night at an episode of 16 and Pregnant.
Is that show exploitative?

I think so, I think it was just filling the Survivor gap in my head,
while I waited for Andrew to get home.

1/13/2021