nnneeh!!  (the sound an Irritant makes)

 

We all have little Irritants

 

that follow us around 

 

poking,  pricking,  pinching

 

trying to get us to react.

 

Tiny pointed red shoes

 

kicking us in the shins.

 

 

How many breaths must be exhaled

 

how many balloons must be filled 

 

to lift us up and away.