1.
When the pollen count
Is high, brown eyes become red,
And very itchy.
2.
Trying not to scratch
Constantly itching eyeballs
Screaming to be rubbed.
3.
Cool water running
Over eyelids is soothing.
Temporary fix.
4.
Once the water stops,
The itch returns with vengeance
Like it never left.
5.
Summer allergies
Undermine the summer fun
Without benadryl.
6.
One solution is
A test of self-discipline:
Not touching the eyes
☆
Keith M. Kelley | Poet 