"Misophonia"

[gunwithoutmusic]

Is it bad that I
Don’t want you smoking,
Not because I
Worry about your health
(Because how hypocritical
Would that be of me,
Smoking beside you and
Worrying about your lungs),
But because you feel
The need to spit
After every drag?

The “pbbbt... plop”
Of saliva leaving your mouth
And landing on the porch
Every few seconds
Sends me shivers
And takes over my thoughts,
Like nails on a chalkboard
Or open-mouthed chewing,
Like the smacking of gum
Or the sucking of hard candy,
Like the sound of a fork
As its tines drag across teeth.

Comments

[gunwithoutmusic]

He spits because he doesn't like the taste of it in his mouth - I think he only likes smoking because he can come outside with me! I really need to quit again soon, anyway; that's one way to take control and stop the irritation! :D