The trees will have their victory

artist interpretation

I surrender to your mighty pollen, trees of Chestertown.  You win.  I cannot think today.  I cannot breathe.  I have a headache that starts directly behind my eyes, thunders across my entire skull and rampages down into the middle of my back via a brittle spine.  My eyes water and burn.  And I give up.

Name your terms and you can have my surrender.  I shall never again attempt to breathe your rightfully owned oxygen.  I will avoid standing in the shaded areas near you because I clearly deserve to be scorched by the Maryland sun.

And if I go berserk and come up with Mouse Trap-like ways to kill myself, don’t be surprised.  I mean, you have seen The Happening, right?  (I know, Zooey Deschanel again.)

Just don’t say I didn’t warn you when the trees are your new overlords.

Comments

  1. Amber

    Dude, the trees are already my overlords! I learned how to best handle them from Holly and Allison. I climb them when I can and take sticks from the ground back to my room for decorations. Also, whenever Colleen and I see leaves or petals falling, we have fake samurai fights. In turn, the trees let me sit under them and make me feel very calm and happy when I climb them.
    So I think your best bet would be to set up a shrine to appease them.