Poems

A Sensory Explosion

Strange odors drift under my nose fruity, salty, spicy, greasy - creating both yearning and revulsion. Cacophonous noise echoes around me friends laugh, babies cry, grandma yells shall I focus on them, or plug my ears? Toddler bounces on my bench, football player stamps the floor, my table, drink and pen shake. Star-spangled shorts, ribbon-ed… Continue reading A Sensory Explosion