Epitomes of Existential Crisis (Past the Recommended Rate)
Because I couldn’t take just one
Hyperventilating
Because my lungs function on preset parameters
Tachycardic in two weeks time
Lost all sensation in my fingers except one
but more concerned about memory deficits
which I’m not gonna divulge to my therapist
bleeding into an assessment for another assessment
past any diagnosis
past any treatment plan and prescription meds
Society failed me
long before I failed myself
Got a whole trunk full of nothing
crammed on my backseat
that’s a metaphor/analogy for my mood swings
which are entirely normal
when you’ve endured instead of dying
and there’s not a single thing wrong
except the place where I live now
is infested with digital addicts
day-old percolated coffee
and a side order of fresh maggots
The kind they use in wound treatment
And I’d feel much much better off
not to ingest anything for awhile
Let my body reset
Descend from altitude fight or flight
'Til I just find the night light
using my trusted right sight
No longer invested
in medical interference
the sun shimmers through my dreams
Thank you for reading what fell outta my brain today!
Sometimes it's gory, truly excretory, but more than half the time hunky-dory. And I am 'over the moon' that someone like you stopped by to read it at all so...I am WOWing you in my mind, you awesome mortal you!
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The Salt in her Voice
The myth says mermaids sing to lure sailors to their death. But why? The ocean is huge. Only 5 percent has been discovered by man. Why would a creature of the sea with that much space to roam ever care about the fate of men on ships? The answer, as it turns out, is not a simple one at all. The truth about the myth is older than the tides. Long ago before the first ship ever cut across the surface, the sea made a pact with the sky. The sky would take the souls of the drowned. Anyone who died in storms or any quiet accidents of the deep would have their soul lifted upward to the Heavens while the bodies would remain below, feeding the oceans endless hunger. The greedy sea however wanted more souls than the sky would claim. So it created mermaids. It gave them beautiful voices woven from currents and moonlight. It commanded them to sing. "Bring forth the ones who float where they should sink." it instructed them. So they did. They never killed out of malice but out of obligation. They sung to summon, not to seduce. A mermaid's voice could loosen the tether between the body and soul, making any man step willingly into the water. The sea would take the body and the sky would take the soul. Balance maintained.
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I hate healthcare in the UK too. It is better to learn and heal ourselves wherever we can, without putting ourselves under greater mental stress. Congratulations on a TS, Dani! (Late, but honest)
Ooh the leeches….😳Congratulations on TS🎉🎉
I love that moniker things that fell out of my brain! Really liked the maggots line but it also made me cringe. Great great poem
Awesome!! So good! Love it. I relate so much with all the feels. Feeling suffocated about the environment you live in, feeling let down by the so called health system that is supposed to help you. I hope we all heal someday
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Better to tackle them all at once, right? For a poem of crises this was smooth! Well done and congratulations on Top Story!
-Except the place I live now is infested with digital addicts, day-old percolated, coffee, and a side order of fresh maggots.- loved the graphic illustration of the point being made. Another crafty stream of conscious. Congrats, Dani!
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
That's amazing. Congrats on the TS.
Congrats
This is one of my own thoughts, I hope so https://todaysurvey.today/motivation/build-your-self-esteem-a-starter-guide-to-self-improvement%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Congratulations on top story. Also sending you lots of love and praying you feel better.
Congratulations Dani! This is truly deserving top story 🎉
Excellent! Congrats
So masterfully written Dani! I'm hoping and praying that things improve for you soon. Fasting can be powerful. Acupuncture may help. I'm starting 2 see a few benefits from it. Feel better soon kind friend! Hugs 2 u! 💕
Ewww, maggots! Your poem was so poignant, intense and hard hitting. Sending you lots of love and hugs ❤️
Spectacular stream of consciousness!!! Superbly written lines and loved this!!!❤️❤️💕
I loved "bleeding into an assessment for another assessment", but not as much as the trunk full of nothing 😁
I love the way this poem flows!
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