The Thought Was There (April 25, 2016)

Know

You meant well

By dropping off

That food package.

But

I can't eat

Or use

Anything

There.

Due to

My extreme allergy

To caffeine.

You see

The open package

Of ground coffee

Had spilled

In the bag.

Like those

With a ground nut allergy

I won't risk my life

For a moment's pleasure.

Knowing

How painful

And fatal

Anaphylactic shock

Can be.

A brief inhale

Of the ground coffee

Has my nose burning.

Never mind

My hands and face

A' itching

Fierce.

Wanting

To scratch them

Until they bleed

Or the itchiness

Stops.

Besides

I detest

The taste of coffee.

As one

Of the most vilest

Concoction

Invented by man.

Rather

Have someone

Give me

A cup of hemlock tea

To drink.

Much faster

Way to end

My life.

Therisa © 2016

Author's note: Some time, between 10 am and 2 pm, today, someone left a small care package, at my apartment, while I was using one of the library computers. Containing, a box of oatmeal cookies, two boxes of instant potatoes and the aforementioned open package of ground coffee. Due to my anaphylactic reaction, to caffeine and wasp/hornet stings, I carry upon me, 24/7/365, an Epipen, in a pouch, of my backpack. And anything, I think, has a trace of caffeine, gets dumped or traded off, to someone, who can enjoy it.