Day Quill, Day One

cynosure (SY-nuh-shoor) noun

1. One who is the center of attraction or interest.

2. One serving for guidance or direction.

head colds drive
hard bargains between
mucus laden slip and slides
and the thinnest strips of paper
super soakers
laced with aloe vera

follow your nose
when it runs
amok
directing all eyes
to the dry red tenderness
breathing like tiny coals
on fire
on the inside:

the pulse of health
unmasked, on stage
for all to sneeze