I couldn’t use my nose to breathe last night.
I closed my mouth and didn’t get the air
it takes to talk or chew or drink. I might
have borne it better if it weren’t rare
for this big nose to stop entirely,
for ornamental it has never been.
The feature’s broad and always worked for me,
until last night. This head cold’s origin
was sudden with a Wednesday cough that burned
my chest congested in a sharp surprise.
It Friday dried my throat, and then I learned
within my bones its weight. My heated eyes
and heavy head prepared me for this phase.
I hope to freely breathe within two days.