Spring eyes

My doctor says I have dry eyes

and prescribes expensive drops.

I used them faithfully each day

And they seemed to help a lot.

 

Sleep problems brought me to C-PAP

so I use the mask each night.

I wake with deep marks on my face

but I seem to breathe all right.

 

Now spring is here and with it brings

The buds and birds and pollen

And while I welcome life and spring

The pollen leaves me swollen.

 

Today I woke, groped for eye drops

And pried my eyes asunder

The drops made vision possible,

But now I have to wonder…

 

The C-PAP fills my eyes with air

The pollen makes them itch

My head feels just like a balloon

My nose runs like a b****

 

A large triangle o’er my face

And reaching to my chin…

I’d rather get back into bed’

Till spring has sprung again.