On the Nose

I'm quite sure that you are very self-conscious about the unsightly pimple that has sprouted upon your nose. I am also sure that someone staring at it as they speak to you will make you feel much worse about it. A justification for all your most pressing insecurities. And while I understand all that quite vividly, I can no easier avoid the pull to gawk at it than I could resist gravity itself. It grabs ones attention. Now scurry off in shame. You are rendered temporarily hideous.