At dawn, my right arm wakes up
Before me,
Jolting the hand attached to it
Into action,
Frantically hunting for the source
Of noise–
I have broken one cell phone
Like that.
At noon, my feet tend to experience
Tactile hallucinations;
An army of invisible ants marches down
My toes
Bringing the earliest hints of weariness
To life–
I take them out for a walk
Like that.
At dusk, my heart latches itself
Onto memories
Most of them old, insignificant,
Probably untrue
By playing them out like
A record–
I let it be weird and wild
Like that.
At night, my eyelids have a hard time
Staying shut;
My eyeballs too excited to
Stop spinning,
Playing a slideshow of images that don’t
Require projection–
I can sleep with eyes open
Like that.
©Aaysid
“I believe that everyone else my age is an adult whereas I am merely in disguise.”
Margaret Atwood
Featured image by from Pixabay
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I like the echo. 🙂
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Thank you, Michael. 😊
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OMG Aaysid, I’m starting my post for this Wednesday with a story about a phone alarm. We’re reading each other’s minds! Wonderful poem. Hugs, C
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Wow! Coming over to your blog site to read it! Thank you, Cheryl.😊
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Fun one. 👏
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Thank you, Selma.😊
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I can see that there’s a lot going on. It appears that every body part has a mind of their own. 🙂
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Yes, it isn’t a comfortable experience.😁
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Perceptive body awareness woven into creative lines. Engaging poetry, Aaysid! 🌟 The quote is fun addition.
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Thank you, sweet Michele.😊❤️
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Love this poem, Aaysid. I could visualise each word of this as you travelled through the verse. The image of your eyeballs rolling around had be in giggles. Thoroughly enjoyed this, my friend. Xx 😊💖💕
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I am so glad you enjoyed it, Ellie. Thank you.😊❤️
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WOW Aaysid, this is powerful and profound in a multitude of ways! The way you tied it all together at the end was just wonderful. Masterfully done, my friend 🤍🤗
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I am speechless. Thank you so much for your lovely words, Grace.😊❤️
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I love your words, and the quote. It reminds me of the confusion and of the clarity in living.
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Wow! Thank you, Jeff. You are too kind.😊
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Superb poem Aaysid! Just loved reading it!
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Thank you, Dominic.😊
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My pleasure Aaysid!
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good choice of words
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Thank you.😊
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welcome dear
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