Thursday, July 16, 2009

Mal a la Tête

Lightning in the temples
And storm-clouds in the brain-stem -
The imperfect end to an otherwise
Normal day.

Hammers on the cranium,
Tap-dancing on the occipital bone,
Sharp flashes of sunlight
On bare optic nerves.

Darkness is the answer,
The skeleton key in a rusty lock
Of a treasure chest overflowing
With moonstone and dreams.

A blanket over the face,
A shroud over the corpse.

It’ll be gone in the morning.

(73 words)

1 comment:

Madness said...

oh ouch. That sounds excruciating. I don't envy the headaches you get. I like how you described yourself as a corpse, good analogy.