The Stye That Wouldn’t, Couldn’t Go Bye-Bye

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025

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“The smallest annoyances disturb us the most.” ~ Michel de Montaigne

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Hi, Stye –

Um, I didn’t ask you to stop by and puff up my peeper while I was a-sleeper.

The night before you slid into my lid, I retired to bed with all things normal-sized on my head.

Then out of the blue, I awoke with a big, fat, gigantic eye.

Overnight, five inches you grew.

Thanks for impregnating my eye.

You can leave now, Stye.

Goodbye.

But you don’t, you won’t, no matter how many attempts – everything I try.

All the hogwash remedies everyone’s sworn by.

You’re a jerk, a real jerk, Stye.

Morphing each day into a new shape, a bigger size, everyone’s staring at me sidewise.

It looks like I got doused with mace, or I’m an absolute nutcase.

Go away now, Stye.

Don’t stay on my face.

Maybe you can’t – if that’s the case, I forgive you, but not really.

That was a lie bigger than my eye.

I strongly dislike you.

Leave right now, Stye.

Go!

Bye-Bye!

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“I try to view the challenges in my life not as annoyances, but as confirmations of fortitude.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

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(based on a true story)