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Is To Blame For It

When I think of all
the spots that hurt on my body,
it could be because I’m getting old,
it could be because I was in an accident,
I don’t know

and I try not to talk about the problems
too much, even though I think about
the pain

it’s like a regular thing
in my life

but at least I know that the
sinus problems aren’t going away

the loud noise of my breathing
gets louder on one side of my head
that happens when my sinuses
are acting up on me

I’d rather breathe out of my mouth
than my nose
because the noise of my breathing
isn’t so loud when I breathe
out of my mouth

and I keep getting reminded
that I should be breathing
out of my nose, not my mouth

I think I knew that.
thank you.

the pain is still loud in my head.
I still have that problem.

but no one wants to hear about
problems like that, do they?

I hear that they don’t.

It’s not allergy season
and I still have allergy problems

the pollen count should be
going down outside
but I still have this problem

maybe somebody’s just hit my head
too many times
and now my sinuses aren’t right

i’ve had this problem for months

but maybe someone else
is to blame for it


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