Not a pantoum or a poem about politics (yes!), but necessary. It always starts in the same place: at the back of the neck below the base of the skull just above the fold At first, I don’t think much of it Perhaps I slept wrong or it’s a knot that can be loosened with [...]
Tag: pain
The third-worst possible pain (A poem)
The first two (as far as I know) would be childbirth and getting kicked in the crotch… Burning Fullness The skin, red stretched to where it’s about to tear Pressure, unrelenting fading into the background but always present I know better but haven’t learned The burning, unrelenting pressure beneath reddish-purple skin drones on Were it [...]
Migraine (a poem)
I noticed a headache developing yesterday while writing my Lament for the Dead poem. Around 5:30 p.m., I finally realized that it was probably a migraine… Throb My head is pulsing to the beat affected by the sound When I close my eyes I can feel it I lay my head back on the pillow [...]
Ingrown toenail (a poem)
I originally wrote this on March 2nd, but made a couple of slight revisions after attending a writing group last night… I have swallowed the first pill of many because I tried to fix the problem on my own As usual, the usual tricks failed to work now I must take my medicine My belly [...]
