Flooded, Dumb, Stuck, & Numb
I’m stuck, numb
no thoughts come along
absently interested in and
sickened by the emptiness
Frustrated Sedated Depressed
with no releases left, distractions fracture the past
I sit next to the mess
Misdirected
slipping into synaptic gaps
that disconnect my cognitive map
I’m flooded, dumb
with a bloodied tongue
slowly awakened, mistaken
by sensations of self-induced
secluded confusion
Misplaced information blackens the sun
I’m flooded, dumb, stuck, & numb
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Describing the oncoming and aftermath of a grand-mal seizure.
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Submitted by Trevdowell on May 08, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 527 |
Words | 71 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 6, 1 |
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