Once Again

 

Once again

I lay upon my bed

and helplessly succumb

to the power you have over me…

 

Once again

I cry, for I am overcome with

chills while you loom over me; an univited

guest in my sanctuary; a threat to my sanity.

 

Once again

I bury my face in my pillow, with my

body in a self – protective fetal curl. I shut my eyes

tightly and wish you away, but you  won’t go; Oh no,

no, no, instead you come and wrap me in a cruel embrace, and

 

Once again, I am yours.

Author's Note

My muse here is migraine.....it's not just a headache.....a headache is only a (common) symptom. It is a neurological syndrome and can cause all kinds of weird symptoms. My reference to "chills" is a symptom that I get and feels like the edge of hypothermia. The pic shows nails, which represents the "pins & needles" effect that affects only my left side, and a flower, which represents the good things in my life that can be overshadowed by the episodes.

Reviews

[jen -- JG]

Once again you have an image in your writing - perfect tree - could this be the tree of life?
Headaches are the pits, migranes are a psychedelic travesty to our continued health. It isn't just the pain, it's everything else. Sorta like morning sickness and giving birth through the brain at the same time!

This is a cleverly written piece because it smacks of things other than a migrane, yet the clue is there in the third stanza

" I bury my face in my pillow, with my

body in a self � protective fetal curl. I shut my eyes

tightly and wish you away, but you won't go;"


This is a position and a statement migrane sufferers know too well.

A very good and clever write that without your explanitory notes would be read much differently - even so - it is an attack on you - you are being abused - not by a person but by the hell that is known as "migrane.

Jen - JG

[desertraven]

very creative. I really like the way you handled this piece.
Sandra

[Sally Edwards]

Wow excellent poem, I did wonder who came again and then when I read your notes the mist cleared, I sometimes get a migraine so I can understand your feelings, I always feel the need to lie in a darkened room and sleep it off. It works most of the time. Your short poem captured the essense of migraines perfectly.

[Mystic Dreams]

Wow, this is great! I actually read even darker meaning into the words - it wasn't until your explanation in the notes that I got what you were writing about. It really is amazing how differently we all see things.

Great write

Mystic

[The Archangel Gabriel]

Bummer. Maybe a healing spell will help you out to some degree or another.

Isn't there some prerequisite of the experience of considerable pain to get your artist's license? Usually, people opt into the emotional pain, especially from love. But, that migrane thing seems to be working for you. I just cheated and got a fake license at the bottom of my box of Cracker Jacks!

Wonderful descriptive phrases. I feel your pain!

Peace and love,
Gabe

[Audrey Owens]

This poem speaks to me. Mostly because I've played the same go-away game with my own migraines and other pains that won't leave. This also reminds me of the nights when I am visited by No-Sleep and we play this game too. The repitition of "Once again..." implies that this isn't the first time, and it is probably far from being the last. I like it.

[Stan]

Check out this song by Deftones called "Needles and Pins" It could be a love song, in a different sort of way, and in fact I'm pretty sure it's such a love song, but also, it could be talking about the singer's relationship with anything. Maybe something like this poem describes. Who can tell?

[*~Imperfectly Me~*]

I know how you feel... well not really cause every migraine is different..... It's such a horrible thing to go through.... This poem is a great way of describing a migraine.... Great Job!

[BelieveInCelia]

Tania...oh how I relate to your 'muse'.

"helplessly succumb...uninvited guest in my sanctuary..."

You have truly 'personalized' the invasive properties of migraines.
I wish you peaceful days and restful nights,
Celia

[Laughing Lunatic]

This poem can take on a life of its own with so many meanings depending on the the reader. I do understand the migraine headache I to suffer from these and they are so painful you can not escape once it starts.
Excellent write

[Steven Williams]

If I hadn't read your note I wouldn't have known you were writing about a migraine and I think that is an excellent sign of how phenomonal of a talent you are (or my mind is just in the gutter, lol.) I think it is a lot more your talent. My aunt gets really bad migraines and everything you described she goes through. Such a unique subject you chose to write about, but you pulled it off brilliantly.

~Stephen