The Nose Factor

When I meet someone

I look at the eyes

So much going on there

Both truth and lies

But then it's the nose

A great solo performance

Is it a button or a whopper

Of bulbous importance

Are your nostrils on view

Can I see the insides

Hairs and mucus

Unable to hide

My eyes can't avoid

These caves of dark goo

I'm trying to ignore

Their connection to you

I want to move on

To your mouth and your teeth

But the nostrils are giving me

All sorts of grief

Being short doesn't help,

If you are over over five eight,

I've shrunk to five one

Which is up for debate

If you get too close

I can see straight up there

Spiders legs dangle

Midst sticky naze hair.

Kev Sanders

Born 1956, Kev is a semi-retired carpenter joiner and keen poet. His favourite ‘authors’ include Vonnegut, Dickens, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, and Joseph Heller.

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